2021, Volume 14, Issue 2, pp 181 – 197

Engaging a polylactide copolymer in oral tissue regeneration: first validation of Suprathel for guided epithelial and osseous healing

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*Corresponding Author: Horatiu Alexandru Colosi, Associate Professor, DMD, MS, PhD, Department of Medical Education, Division of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Louis Pasteur Street, 400349, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Phone: +40264597256 Fax: +40264893547 E-mail: hcolosi@umfcluj.ro

Abstract

The present study investigated the capacity of Suprathel® (a copolymer membrane, so far validated for skin regeneration) to also regenerate oral tissue – mucosa and bone, by comparing this biomaterial, in a split-mouth rabbit model, to Mucoderm®, a xenogeneic collagen matrix certified for keratinized oral mucosa healing. The clinical reason behind this experimental animal model was to determine whether the benefits of this advanced skin regeneration product (Suprathel®) could be conveyed for future evaluation in clinical trials of oral tissue regeneration in humans. The outcomes of this study validated the use of Suprathel®, a terpolymer of polylactide with trimethylene carbonate and ε-caprolactone, for stimulation of oral epithelium and alveolar bone regeneration in rabbits. Both Suprathel® and Mucoderm® exhibited comparable results and the null hypothesis stating a comparable regenerating effect of these two materials could not be rejected.

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PMC ID: 8169152
PubMed ID: 34104241
DOI: 10.25122/jml-2021-0083

Article Publishing Date (print): Mar-Apr 2021
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ISSN Printing: 1844-122X
ISSN Online: 1844-3117
Journal Title: Journal of Medicine and Life

Copyright License: Open Access

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