Regenerative Endodontics: A Road Less Travelled
Published: October 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.5034
Ramta Bansal, Aditya Jain, Sunandan Mittal, Tarun Kumar, Dilpreet Kaur
1. Senior lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Institute of Dental Sciences, Sehora, Jammu, India.
2. Lecturer, Department of Physiology, Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, India.
3. Professor and Head, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dasmesh Institute of Research and Dental Sciences, Faridkot, Punjab, India.
4. Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dasmesh Institute of Research and Dental Sciences, Faridkot, Punjab, India.
5. Senior Lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Bhojia Dental College & Hospital (Baddi), Himachal Pradesh, India.
Correspondence
Dr Aditya Jain,
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Although traditional approaches like root canal therapy and apexification procedures have been successful in treating diseased or infected root canals, but these modalities fail to re-establish healthy pulp tissue in treated teeth. Regeneration-based approaches aims to offer high levels of success by replacing diseased or necrotic pulp tissues with healthy pulp tissue to revitalize teeth. The applications of regenerative approaches in dental clinics have potential to dramatically improve patients’ quality of life. This review article offers a detailed overview of present regenerative endodontic approaches aiming to revitalize teeth and also outlines the problems to be dealt before this emerging field contributes to clinical treatment protocols. It conjointly covers the basic trilogy elements of tissue engineering.
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