Clinical success in regeneration: report of a case.
Occasionally in clinical periodontics we are confronted with exceptional examples of the potential for healing. This is the report of one such instance in a young patient with a history of juvenile periodontitis and significant localized bone loss. Following relatively simple treatment, marked bone fill of a periodontal defect was observed over the course of 1 year. The factors which contributed to the remarkable healing response are considered, and the techniques used during therapy are presented.
Dodson
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University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry, USA.
Takei
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Carranza
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D000328:Adult; D010520:Aggressive Periodontitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible; D017622:Periodontal Attachment Loss / Q000503:physiopathology; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014945:Wound Healing