The current role of periodontal ligament stem cells in dental implantology.

Bhavna Jha Kukreja; Kishore G Bhat; B Rajkumar; Pankaj Kukreja; Ahad Fahd Al Qahtani; Vivek Govila; Subhash Chandra Jha

Volume : IX, Issue : IV, April - 2020

The current role of periodontal ligament stem cells in dental implantology.

Bhavna Jha Kukreja, Kishore G Bhat, B Rajkumar, Pankaj Kukreja, Ahad Fahd Al Qahtani, Vivek Govila, Subhash Chandra Jha

Abstract :

In the present times, partial dentures are replaced by implants, which hold the ideal for replacing missing dentition. For implants to be successful, such as enough bone height and width is very crucial. Before placement of the implant, local bone defects and bone unsatisfactory patterns necessitate bone reconstruction. Besides that, localized bone loss across the implant xture represents the clinical challenge, especially within the case of gingival recession, which requires in addition surgical interventions. However, problems nonetheless exist with these implants as they lack periodontal tissue, due to the fact any infection around them may cause serious bone loss than does the inammation around the natural enamel with PDL. In addition, these implants are ankylosed and do not have the same mobility as the natural teeth. These troubles can be resolved, if implant with PDL will be developed that is performed through Ligaplants, that is nothing but aggregate of the PDL cells with implant biomaterial. In this review, we summarize and explore the preceding trials and literature which aimed at forming periodontal tissues round dental implants.