title: Periodontics--tissue engineering and the future.
abstract: Periodontics has a long history of utilizing advances in science to expand and improve periodontal therapies. Recently the American Academy of Periodontology published the findings of the Contemporary Science Workshop, which conducted state-of-the-art evidence-based reviews of current and emerging areas in periodontics. The findings of this workshop provide the basis for an evidence-based approach to periodontal therapy. While the workshop evaluated all areas of periodontics, it is in the area of tissue engineering that the most exciting advances are becoming a reality.
authors.forename: Gordon L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Douglass
mesh_terms: D000077214:Becaplermin; D003746:Dental Enamel Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D010517:Periodontics / Q000639:trends*; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020574:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003746:Dental Enamel Proteins; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D020574:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis; C109069:enamel matrix proteins; D000077214:Becaplermin