SMART SCAFFOLDS IN REGENERATIVE ENDODONTICS

Rana K. Varghese, Minal Khandelwal and *Manjuli Moitra

ABSTRACT

A majority of the world’s population suffers from the debilitating effects of dental caries. Progressive caries causes loss of dental hard tissues that are difficult to repair. Root canal therapy, fixed dental prosthesis and, existing restorative materials are known to be the only options available to retain the decaying tooth. With regenerative endodontics, it has now become possible to regain the lost vitality of the tooth and regenerate the dental hard tissues with their cellular functions. Advances in the field of tissue engineering has enabled clinicians to have predictable results while doing dentofacial surgeries or regenerative root canal therapy that will adjourn failures resulting from poor wound healing.

Keywords: Smart scaffolds, Regenerative endodontics, Root canal therapy.