Efficacy of guided tissue regeneration in the management of through-and-through lesions following surgical endodontics: a preliminary study

Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent. 2008 Jun;28(3):265-71.

Abstract

The purpose of this prospective study was to assess the outcome of periradicular surgery with or without guided tissue regeneration (GTR) for the treatment of through-and-through lesions. Thirty-four teeth were included according to specific selection criteria. In the test group (using GTR), after root-end filling, the defects were filled with anorganic bovine bone and covered with a resorbable collagen membrane. Healing was assessed according to specific criteria and graded as successful, doubtful, or failed. In the control group, neither grafts nor membranes were used. After 1 year, 31 teeth were evaluated. Of these, 22 (71%) healed successfully, 6 (19%) showed doubtful healing, and 2 were recorded as failures. The outcomes of the defects treated with GTR (88% successful) were significantly better than those of the control group (57% successful). The present study showed that the use of GTR associated with anorganic bovine bone in the treatment of through-and-through lesions may positively affect the healing process.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Absorbable Implants
  • Adult
  • Apicoectomy*
  • Bone Matrix / transplantation
  • Bone Substitutes / therapeutic use
  • Collagen
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal / methods*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Maxillary Diseases / surgery*
  • Membranes, Artificial
  • Middle Aged
  • Minerals / therapeutic use
  • Periapical Diseases / surgery*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Retrograde Obturation
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Wound Healing / physiology

Substances

  • Bio-Gide
  • Bio-Oss
  • Bone Substitutes
  • Membranes, Artificial
  • Minerals
  • Collagen