3D-Bioprinting a world to come for Periodontics

Abstract

Dentistry is recently coming to the terms of use of technology and tech-savvy dentists, who nowadays use smart devices to make their life easier. Nowadays, worldwide demand for the organ replacement or tissue regeneration is increasing steadily. Periodontal Regenerative engineering is the convergence of developmental biology, stem cell science and engineering, materials science, and clinical translation to provide tissue patches or constructs for diseased or damaged organs. Various methods have been introduced to create tissue constructs with clinically relevant dimensions. Among such methods, 3D bioprinting provides the versatility, speed and control over location and dimensions of the deposited structures. 3D Bioprinting is a pioneering technology in the field of regenerative medicine that enables the fabrication of living tissues using the living cells by the printing process. 3D printing was initially conceived by Charles Hull in 1986. Hull's concept was based on the idea that successive layers of a base material could be applied on top of each other to 'print' object. Uses of 3D bioprinting in periodontology include bio-resorbable scaffold for periodontal repair and regeneration, socket preservation, bone and sinus augmentations procedures, guided implant placement, peri-implant maintenance, and implant education.