Periodontal Regeneration: Current Status and Directions

Investigators and clinicians who contend that standard treatment techniques do not result in periodontal regeneration approach the problem from a biological perspective, asserting that regeneration can only be achieved by proper understanding of all cellular, tissue, and clinical components. The volume begins with a discussion of the results of conventional therapeutic techniques for periodontal regeneration. It goes on to address the root surface, wound healing, plastic surgery techniques, osseous and synthetic grafts, histologic aspects, cellular and molecular biology, guided tissue regeneration, resorbable barriers, growth factors, and biological mediators. Profusely color illustrated. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.