Porous Titanium Granules in Treatment of Intra-bony Defects: A Literature Review
Zahra Nateghi
Department of Periodontics, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Fatemeh Khalilian *
Department of Periodontics, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Noushin Janbakhsh
Department of Periodontics, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammadreza Shirian
DDs, Private Practice, Iran.
Amirali Shirian
Department of Prosthodontics, Islamic Dental Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Background: This study aimed to do a review on the applications of porous titanium granules (PTG) in periodontal and non-periodontal treatments.
Methods: An electronic search was carried out in Google Scholar and PubMed databases using the key words “guided tissue regeneration”, “intrabony defects”, “porous titanium granules” and “moderate to advanced chronic periodontitis”. English articles published from 2006 to 2014 were searched.
Results: Porous titanium granules showed positive results in enhancing the outcome of treatment in medicine. Most of the relevant studies have been conducted using culture media or animal models.
Conclusion: It can be stated that PTGs have many applications in periodontal procedures due to their space maintaining capability, long-term substantivity, not requiring a membrane and biocompatibility.
Keywords: Guided tissue regeneration, intrabony defects, chronic periodontitis, porous titanium granules