Clinical evaluation of natural coral and porous hydroxyapatite implants in periodontal bone lesions: results of a 1-year follow-up.
This study examines the suitability of 2 bone graft substitutes, natural coral skeleton (NCS) and porous hydroxyapatite (PHA) for treating periodontal bone defects in human subjects, and compares them to debridement alone (DEBR). A total of 30 sites in 10 patients were treated. Measurements were made before treatment and during surgical reexamination 12 months after treatment on lesions filled with NCS (10 sites), PHA (10 sites), or DEBR (10 sites). There was no significant difference in the use of NCS or PHA for 1, 2 wall, or combined defects for the group of parameters measured in this study (clinical probing depth, clinical attachment, gingival recession, bone fill, % bone fill, and crest remodelling). Statistical analysis (Wilcoxon non-parametric test for paired values and ANOVA for repeated measurements) revealed the beneficial effects of using each the biomaterials (57.4% for NCS, 58.1% for PHA, p < 0.86) as opposed to simple debridement (22.2%; p < 0.002; p < 0.004).
Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, University Paris, France.
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D000328:Adult; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000601:surgery*; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D016723:Bone Remodeling; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000737:chemistry; D003063:Cnidaria; D003646:Debridement; D017886:Durapatite / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005889:Gingival Recession / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017622:Periodontal Attachment Loss / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016062:Porosity; D019736:Prostheses and Implants
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D017886:Durapatite