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- Title
Regenerative endodontics: A state of the art.
- Authors
Bansal, Rashmi; Bansal, Rajesh
- Abstract
Scientific advances in the creation of restorative biomaterials, in vitro cell culture technology, tissue grafting, tissue engineering, molecular biology and the human genome project provide the basis for the introduction of new technologies into dentistry. Non-vital infected teeth have long been treated with root canal therapy (for mature root apex) and apexification (for immature root apex), or doomed to extraction. Although successful, current treatments fail to re-establish healthy pulp tissue in these teeth. But, what if the non-vital tooth could be made vital once again? That is the hope offered by regenerative endodontics, an emerging field focused on replacing traumatized and diseased pulp with functional pulp tissue. Restoration of vitality of non-vital tooth is based on tissue engineering and revascularization procedures. The purpose of this article is to review these biological procedures and the hurdles that must be overcome to develop regenerative endodontic procedures.
- Subjects
ENDODONTICS; DENTISTRY; APICOECTOMY; DENTITION; ROOT canal treatment
- Publication
Indian Journal of Dental Research, 2011, Vol 22, Issue 1, p122
- ISSN
0970-9290
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/0970-9290.79977