PERIODONTAL WOUND HEALING

Wound healing is complex but orderly phenomenon. It is necessary to understand that the order of events during wound healing depend on a complex set of biologic communications in the area of interest. Periodontal tissues represent a unique system in the human body where epithelial, soft and mineralized connective tissues come together to form a junction. To understand the healing processes occurring in the periodontium, it is essential to understand the structure, synthesis, biochemistry, and physiology of its components. Periodontal tissues undergo regeneration or repair according to the response to various periodontal therapies employed. It is necessary to admit that our knowledge of the healing process in the periodontium is still developing. The goal of completely restoring the lost periodontal tissues and regeneration of bone above the crestal level in bone defects still remain the challenge.