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JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY
Volume 71, Issue 11, Pages 1671-1679Publisher
AMER ACAD PERIODONTOLOGY
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2000.71.11.1671
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bone regeneration; grafts, bone; hydroxyapatite/therapeutic use; peptide, cell attachment; periodontal diseases/therapy
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Background: Intraosseous periodontal defects present a particular treatment problem. New bone replacement grafts offer promise for improved results. Methods: The role of a synthetic cell-binding peptide (P-15), combined with an organic bovine-derived hydroxyapatite bone matrix (ABM), was compared to ABM alone in human periodontal osseous defects in a controlled, monitored, multi-center trial. Following appropriate initial preparation procedures, flap surgery with defect and root debridement was performed. Two osseous defects per patient were treated randomly with each procedure after surgical preparation. Appropriate periodontal maintenance schedules were followed, and at 6 to 7 months, re-entry flap surgery was performed for documentation and finalization of treatment. Results: T test and Mann-Whitney U analyses of patient mean values from 33 patients revealed that the combination ABM/P-15 grafts demonstrated significantly better mean defect fill of 2.9 +/- 1.2 mm (72.9%) versus a mean defect fill of 2.2 +/- 1.4 mm (50.67%) for defects treated with ABM (P<0.05). Other hard tissue findings showed similar clinically superior results with the use, of ABM/P-15. Relative defect fill results showed 81% positive (50% to 100% defect fill) responses with ABM/P-15 and 67% positive responses with ABM. There were 3.5 times as many optimal results (90% defect fill) with ABM/P-15 and twice as many failures (minimal response) with ABM. Soft tissue findings showed no significant differences between treatments. Conclusions: These results suggest that the use of the P-15 synthetic cell-binding peptide combined with ABM yields better clinical results than the ABM alone in intrabony periodontal defects.
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