title: Long-term effect on tooth vitality of regenerative therapy in deep periodontal bony defects: a retrospective study.
abstract: Over the last few decades, many authors have investigated the effect of periodontal disease and treatment on pulpal status with controversial results. This study was conducted to verify whether periodontal disease in a deep intrabony defect and complex therapy, including aggressive root planing such as in periodontal regeneration, have an influence on tooth vitality. One hundred thirty-seven patients who fulfilled the requirements were included. The collected data did not support the need for "preventive" root canal treatment in severely compromised teeth that are planned to undergo periodontal regenerative surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Siena University, Siena, Italy. massimodesanctis@tin.it
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Sanctis
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goracci
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zucchelli
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000601:surgery*; D001861:Bone Regeneration / Q000502:physiology; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019551:Dental Disinfectants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003746:Dental Enamel Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000502:physiology*; D012534:Dental Scaling / Q000379:methods; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005889:Gingival Recession / Q000601:surgery; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008903:Minerals / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010482:Periapical Abscess / Q000150:complications; D017622:Periodontal Attachment Loss / Q000601:surgery; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000601:surgery; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D016745:Root Planing; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000601:surgery; D019553:Tooth, Nonvital / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: C077540:Bio-Oss; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D019551:Dental Disinfectants; D003746:Dental Enamel Proteins; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008903:Minerals; C109069:enamel matrix proteins; D004492:Edetic Acid