Gentamicin used as an adjunct to GTR

Autor: Lambros Kostopoulos, Nikos Mardas, Jens R. Nyengaard, Andreas Stavropoulos, Thorkild Karring
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical Periodontology. 30:455-462
ISSN: 0303-6979
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-051x.2003.10259.x
Popis: Objectives: To evaluate in a discriminating "capsule" model whether local application of gentamicin may have an added effect on bone formation produced by Bio-Oss((R)) and guide tissue regeneration (GTR).Material and Methods: Thirty male 3-month-old Wistar rats were used. After elevation of muscle-periosteal flaps, a rigid hemispherical Teflon capsule, loosely packed with 0.025 g of Bio-Oss((R)) impregnated with 2 mg/ml gentamicin sulfate (Garamycin((R)) ), was placed with its open part facing the lateral bone surface of the mandibular ramus (test) in one side of the jaw. A capsule filled only with Bio-Oss((R)) (control) was placed on the contralateral side of the jaw. After healing periods of 1, 2 and 4 months, groups of 10 animals were sacrificed and the specimens were processed for histological examination. The volumes of (1) the space created by the capsule, (2) newly formed bone, (3) Bio-Oss((R)) particles, (4) loose connective tissue, and (5) acellular space in the capsule were estimated by a point-counting technique in three to four histological sections of each specimen, taken by uniformly random sampling.Results: The histological evaluation showed limited but increasing bone fill in the capsules from 1 to 4 months in both the test and control sides. After 4 months, the newly formed bone occupied 11.9% (CV: 0.39) of the space created by the capsules at the test sides versus 13.2% (CV: 0.41) at the control sides. There was no statistical significant difference between test and control specimens at any observation time (p >0.05).Conclusion: It is concluded that local application of gentamicin has no added effect on bone formation when combined with Bio-Oss((R)) and GTR.
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