Dindo Q. Mijares

TL;DR: The potential uses of BCP ceramic as scaffold for tissue engineering, drug delivery system and carrier of growth factors, and as an injectible biomaterial in a polymer carrier are demonstrated.

TL;DR: Although greater destructive periodontal disease prevalence and severity were found in the African-American group, the results suggest that environmental and demographic variables, such as occupational status, may have a greater influence on risk indicators associated with disease prevalenceand progression in these populations.

TL;DR: The results obtained in this study suggest that the coated scaffold platform demonstrated a synergistic effect between calcium phosphate coatings and rhBMP-2 delivery and may provide a promising platform for the functional restoration of large bone defects.

TL;DR: Elevated serum IgG antibody to P. gingivalis reflects destructive periodontal disease status, and may be considered a risk factor for disease progression in these ethnic/racial populations.

TL;DR: It is suggested that variables associated with ethnicity/race, such as occupational status, are largely responsible for the observed disparity in destructive periodontal disease progression in these populations.