title: [Current development of periodontal regeneration].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To introduce the current development of periodontal regeneration.
  
  
  METHODS
  The recent literature about advances in the regeneration of periodontium using tissue engineering was extensively reviewed and new technologies that will lead to further advances in periodontal therapy was investigated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The cells, appropriate signals, scaffold and blood supply play fundamental roles in periodontal regeneration. Furthermore, interreaction of these factors, such as cells modified by growth factor gene or growth factor delivered by scaffold, will enhance their effects in tissue regeneration.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Periodontal tissue engineering have great potential and promising future in periodontal regeneration and therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Zhiling
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xuemei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Meng
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D010519:Periodontium / Q000502:physiology*; D012038:Regeneration; D023822:Tissue Engineering