Ligaplants: A revolutionary concept in implant dentistry

Saleem, Mehvish; Mukherjee, Kaushik; Ghai, Apeksha; Tomar, Nitin; Singh, Soundarya

doi:10.4103/ams.ams_58_19

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“…Last but not least, ligaplants can stimulate the growth of new bone when positioned in locations linked to significant periodontal bone defects. PDL implants are inserted into the extraction socket of the missing tooth, simplifying the surgical process [ 5 , 6 ].…”

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“…Because they are "ankylosed," osseointegrated implants lack the same movement as natural teeth with a PDL. Years ago, "shock-absorbing systems" integrated into the implant or its superstructure were attempted to make up for this glaring disparity [ 6 ]. "The ligaplant's combination of periodontal ligament cells and implant biomaterial produces periodontal ligaments that allow for micro-movements and shock absorption, which enhances the quality of the force distribution among the teeth abutments and prosthetics supported by the implants.” These implants may be used to improve physiological outcomes and address the limitations of conventional implants, possibly extending the prosthesis's lifespan.…”

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Ligaplants: Uprising Regimen in the Glebe of Implant Dentistry

Bajaj,

Shirbhate,

Dare

2023

Cureus

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A dental implant is an alloplastic framework inserted into the bone, either straight through the alveolar bone or beneath the mucosa or periosteum, to support and hold a permanent or removable dental prosthesis. Osseointegration is a striking phenomenon in which bone directly opposes the implant surface without any interposing collagen or fibroblastic matrix. Although titanium metallic implants were the subject of "osseointegration" at first, it is now used to refer to any biomaterial that can osseointegrate. The science of tissue engineering allows for regenerating complete biological components outside the body for possible replacement treatment or therapy. It uses cells, organic or synthetic scaffold materials, and bioactive molecules. The combination of periodontal ligament (PDL) cells with implant biomaterial is known as Ligaplants. When placed in regions with significant periodontal bone defects, ligaplants can promote the development of new bone. PDL implants, inserted into the missing teeth extraction socket, facilitate surgery. To protect the PDL cell cushion, ligaplants are fitted initially loosely. However, they firmly integrate without interlocking or making direct contact with the bones. Osseointegrated implants affixed directly to the alveolar bone encircling them cannot serve the same purpose as healthy teeth because natural periodontal tissue deteriorates over time. To create a biological connection capable of performing specific physiological tasks, a tissue-engineered PDL must be constructed in conjunction with a dental implant that is well thought out.

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Ligaplants: Uprising Regimen in the Glebe of Implant Dentistry

Bajaj,

Shirbhate,

Dare

2023

Cureus

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“…As per the strong evidence reported in the literature, this can be the near future of the implant therapy as it can provide the function, form and responses identical to that of the natural teeth. 9…”

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Ligaplants: Recreation of a natural link in implant dentistry: A review

Aeran¹,

Tuli²,

Anamika³

2021

IJOHD

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Missing teeth can be substituted by the use of the dental implants. This treatment modality has been proven to be a gold standard for replacement of the missing tooth in the past decade. The most widely used implants in the current scenario are the osseointegrated implants with various shortcomings and the most prominent one is the lack of the periodontal ligament. To overcome this, implants with periodontal ligaments can be procured and this can be possible by the application of the tissue engineering concept along with suitable implant material. Tissue engineering has become an integral part of the periodontal therapy and its use has opened various gates in the field of dentistry. A tissue engineered periodontal ligament around the dental implant has been introduced in the past few years and is called as ligaplant. These ligaplants has become a promising option that can provide good biological performance leading to an increased life of the prosthesis. This review article highlights the advantages of the periodontal ligament combined dental implants in comparison to the conventional implants and also the process of their procurement has been discussed.

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“…1) Ligaplants have the advantage of mimicking the anatomy of natural teeth which has periodontal ligament around it along with the alveolar process 26 . 2) Ligaplants become firmly integrated without interlocking and without direct bone contacts, despite the initial fitting being loose in order to spare the PDL cell cushion.…”

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“…4) One should be cautious while culturing the ligaplants about the proper maintenance of temperature, duration of culture etc. All of these make it a cumbersome procedure 26 .…”

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Ligaplant- A Revolutionary Concept of Periodontiointegrated Implants

Pritam¹,

De²,

Rambabu³

et al. 2021

JIDAM

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Missing tooth replacement is a patient’s demand dentists have to meet without fail. Replacement by implants has gained a lot of popularity among patients nowadays. Oseeo-integrated implants present a challenge of excessive stress accumulating at the crestal region of the implants leads to bone loss whereas, periodontal-integrated implants i.e.,- leadplants have the potential of PDL regeneration thus mimicking the natural tooth in distributing the forces throughout the length of the root. The regenerated periodontal ligament dissipates these forces through the compression and redistribution of its fluid elements, as well as through its fiber system and hence provides shock absorption and cushioning effect to the implant in response to these forces. Although it is a technique sensitive procedure, leadplants can alleviate problems which implant usually faces such as infrasonic defects, gingival recession of the missing tooth site. Thus, it can be understood that generating a periodontal-like tissue around implants is possible and might be the future in the field of implant logy. An online search was done on Google Scholar search platform, on the topic of leadplant. Relevant articles have been referred to throw some light on this concept. This review article includes references of publications from 1982- 2020, which is related to promising outcomes of use of periodontio-integrated implants over the conventional oseeointegrated ones. KEYWORDS- Dental implants, Periodontal Ligament, Ligaplant, Periodontio-integrated implant.

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Ligaplants: A revolutionary concept in implant dentistry

Cited by 9 publications

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Ligaplants: Uprising Regimen in the Glebe of Implant Dentistry

Ligaplants: Uprising Regimen in the Glebe of Implant Dentistry

Ligaplants: Recreation of a natural link in implant dentistry: A review

Ligaplant- A Revolutionary Concept of Periodontiointegrated Implants

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