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Optimal management of intrabony defects: current insights
Sagrika Shukla1, Ashi Chug2, Lanka Mahesh3
1Department of Dentistry (Periodontology), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 249203, India, shukla.sagrika@gmail.com.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dentistry
|January 31, 2019
Summary
Periodontitis often causes bony defects. Optimal management of intrabony defects, using new biomaterials, can improve tooth prognosis, though not all defects are treatable.
Area of Science:
- Periodontology
- Dental Biomaterials
Background:
- Periodontitis is a prevalent condition leading to bony defects.
- Intrabony defects, though less common than horizontal bone loss, risk disease progression and require optimal management.
- While not all defects are treatable or all mobile teeth salvageable, advancements offer improved prognoses.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review and discuss historical and contemporary concepts for the optimal management of intrabony defects.
- To highlight the role of new biomaterials in enhancing treatment outcomes for periodontitis-induced bony defects.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of old and new concepts in periodontitis management.
- Discussion of biomaterial advancements relevant to intrabony defect treatment.
Main Results:
- Traditional approaches to intrabony defect management exist.
- Emerging biomaterials show promise for improving the prognosis of teeth affected by intrabony defects.
Conclusions:
- Optimal management strategies for intrabony defects are evolving.
- New biomaterials represent a significant advancement in improving tooth survival rates in periodontitis patients with bony defects.
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