A multi-centre randomized controlled clinical trial on the treatment of intra-bony defects with enamel matrix derivatives/synthetic bone graft or enamel matrix derivatives alone: Results after 12 months

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 652-660

  Meyle, Joerg ^a   Hoffmann, Thomas ^b   Topoll, Heinz ^c   Heinz, Bernd ^d   Al Machot, Eli ^b   Jervøe Storm, Pia Merete ^e   Meiß, Christian ^f   Eickholz, Peter ^f   Jepsen, Sören ^e  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c Private Practice   (Germany)

^d Private Practice   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^f GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

bone replacement graft; enamel matrix derivative; intra bony defects; periodontal regeneration; radiographic evaluation; randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

ENAMEL MATRIX PROTEINS; ENAMEL PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; ARTICLE; BONE PROSTHESIS; BONE REGENERATION; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GINGIVA BLEEDING; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; JAW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOLOGY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PERIODONTICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; ALVEOLAR PROCESS; BONE REGENERATION; BONE SUBSTITUTES; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DENTAL ENAMEL PROTEINS; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GINGIVAL HEMORRHAGE; GINGIVAL RECESSION; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION, PERIODONTAL; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL ATTACHMENT LOSS; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958291758     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: 1600051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2011.01726.x     Document Type: Article

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