Biology of soft tissue repair: gingival epithelium in wound healing and attachment to the tooth and abutment surface

Biology of soft tissue repair: gingival epithelium in wound healing and attachment to the tooth and abutment surface

Epithelium attachment to the tooth or abutment surface is necessary to form a biological seal preventing pathogens and irritants from penetrating the body and reaching the underlying soft tissues and bone, which in turn can lead to inflammation and subsequent bone resorption. The present review inve...

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Main Authors: S Gibbs, S Roffel, M Meyer, A Gasser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AO Research Institute Davos 2019-08-01
Series:European Cells & Materials
Subjects:
Oral epithelium
junctional epithelium
abutment
implant
attachment
biological seal
surface
basement membrane
saliva
crevicular fluid.
Online Access:http://www.ecmjournal.org/papers/vol038/pdf/v038a06.pdf

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