title: Guided tissue regeneration in communicating periodontal and endodontic lesions - A hope for the hopeless!
abstract: The use of guided tissue regeneration (GTR) has become a standard of care in Periodontology. GTR using membrane barriers and/or bone grafting materials has also been used in periapical surgery. However, the application of the GTR principle, particularly in communicating endodontic-periodontal lesions with loss of the buccal cortical plate, is a very challenging task, with very few reported human clinical studies. An interdisciplinary approach, combining endodontic and periodontal (surgical) procedures can save a tooth in the long run that has been defined as hopeless at the preliminary stage of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology and Implantology, Bharati Vidyapeeth University Dental College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Rohini
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mali
authors.forename: Priya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lele
authors.lastname: Vishakha