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Early wound healing at 1 week postoperatively in periodontal tissue regeneration therapy: enamel matrix derivative
Yohei Nakayama1,2, Moe Ogihara-Takeda1, Yumi Saito1
1Department of Periodontology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Matsudo, Japan.
Purpose:
Recombinant human fibroblast growth factor-2 (rhFGF-2) has demonstrated positive effects on wound healing at 2 weeks after periodontal surgery relative to enamel matrix derivative (EMD). However, the effects at earlier postoperative stages have not been reported. This retrospective study compared the early wound healing outcomes 1 week after surgery using the modified papilla preservation technique (mPPT) with either EMD or rhFGF-2 therapy.
Methods:
We compiled a list of all mPPT sites treated with EMD or rhFGF-2 during the survey period (September 2011 to March 2022). Early wound healing was assessed using the early wound healing score (EHS) and the modified early wound healing index (mEHI). Inter-rater reliability for the EHS and mEHI was established using intraclass correlation coefficients. Factors influencing mPPT were identified by analyzing the correlation coefficients between the EHS items, mEHI items, and potential influencing factors. After adjusting for factors impacting EHS, mEHI, and mPPT, we compared the EHS and mEHI between EMD and rhFGF-2 groups.
Results:
In total, 72 sites were evaluated. The scores for incision line, step, and dehiscence were significantly higher in those receiving rhFGF-2 (n=42) compared to those treated with EMD (n=30). The EHS item scores did not differ significantly between groups. Among patients aged ≥50 years, but not those <50 years, significantly higher step and dehiscence scores were found in the rhFGF-2 group than the EMD group (P<0.01). Additionally, for patients exhibiting a clinical attachment level (CAL) ≥8 mm, the step score was significantly higher in the rhFGF-2 group than in the EMD group (P<0.05), but this trend was not reflected in those with a CAL <8 mm.
Conclusions:
In this study, early wound closure at mPPT sites was more effectively achieved with rhFGF-2 than with EMD. Nevertheless, biochemical assessments are required to compare the re-epithelialization effects of these therapies.
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