Introduction to the healthy periodontium Periodontium refers to a group of specialized tissues that surround and support the teeth, maintaining them in the maxillary and mandibular bones. The word ‘Periodontium’ is derived from the Greek words peri-, meaning “around” and -odons, meaning “tooth”. Periodontium comprises of root cementum, periodontal ligament, bone lining the tooth socket…
Read MoreIntroduction to Gene Therapy in Periodontics A gene is the basic physical and functional unit of heredity. Genes are made up of DNA consisting of two types of base pairs, that is, AT and GC which can be turned into instruction. Gene therapy can be defined as the genetic modification of cells for therapeutic purposes…
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