Advances in Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Periodontal Disease
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 October 2022) | Viewed by 295
Special Issue Editors
Interests: periodontal regeneration; bone regeneration; growth factors; implant stability; osteoblast-like cells
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The regeneration of periodontal tissue, including the alveolar bone, the periodontal ligament, the cementum, and gingiva, is the main goal of periodontal regenerative therapy and periodontal plastic surgery, which might effectively reduce periodontitis-related tooth loss, root caries and esthetic defects. Usually, the therapeutic strategy has focused on the use of autografts or allografts. However, their use shows many relevant drawbacks, such as inflammation, bleeding, infections, pain, and foreign body immune response. In regenerative dentistry, different possibilities associated with biomaterials are currently being investigated in the field of tissue engineering as an alternative to traditional regenerative approaches. In line with this aim, new biomaterials, or scaffolds, in association with stem cells and growth factors, are being used to improve the bone repair process. The choice of an adequate biomaterial as a vehicle (ceramic, polymeric, and composite biomaterials) is important to allow the localized and sustained release of single or multiple growth factors. Thus, investigating novel biomaterials or combinations of biomaterials is essential for the repair of damaged bone and bone regrowth.
Prof. Dr. Reyes-Botella Candela
Prof. Dr. Manuel Francisco Vallecillo-Capilla
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- periodontal regeneration
- tissue engineering, cell-based therapy
- dental follicle stem cells
- multiple differentiation
- tissue regeneration, biomaterial
- bone
- growth factors
- regenerative medicine
- stem cells gingival recession
- growth factors
- soft tissue grafting
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