title: Why regenerate the periodontium?
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Higgins
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000601:surgery; D001861:Bone Regeneration / Q000502:physiology; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal; D006801:Humans; D017622:Periodontal Attachment Loss / Q000601:surgery; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D012038:Regeneration / Q000502:physiology; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000517:prevention & control; D016896:Treatment Outcome