Abstract
Background and Objectives: Periodontal therapy aims to arrest the progression of periodontal diseases and possibly to regenerate the periodontal apparatus. To shift healing from repair to regeneration, the blood clot that fills the periodontal defect and remains in contact with structures such as tooth root, mucosa and bone needs to be stable, which is a reason why the treatment of non-containing periodontal bone defects, in which the clot may undergo displacement, is challenging. The gingival soft tissue, properly sutured, may act as a wall for blood clot stabilization. Knowledge on the response of the blood clot to stress and how it might vary according to the characteristics of the tissues it gets in contact with might be deepened. The aim of this study was to investigate in vitro, by means of a micro-loading device, the response of the complex formed by a blood clot and diverse tissues, simulating those involved in periodontal regeneration, to a displacing tensile test. Materials and Methods: Experimental samples made of two layers of either hard dental tissues, cancellous bone or oral mucosa, between which fresh blood was interposed, underwent a debonding experiment by means of a micro-loading device that measured their response to uniaxial tensile stress. Results: The peak of tensile stress and the overall work needed for the complete rupture of the clot's fibrin filaments were significantly higher for hard dental tissues than for other tissues. However, mucosa sustained the highest maximal strain in terms of relative displacement between the plates of the micro-loading device to accomplish the complete rupture of the fibrin filaments compared to the other tissues, suggesting that the mucosa might act as a stable interface with the clot and be able to sustain tensile stresses. Conclusions: This in vitro study seems to support the use of mucosa to act as a wall for regenerative procedures of suprabony periodontal defects given its capability to form a stable interface with the clot.
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