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ReviewJournal of dental research2015

Gingival wound healing: an essential response disturbed by aging?

P C Smith, M Cáceres, C Martínez, A Oyarzún, J Martínez

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Review in Journal of dental research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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44citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 78 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

P C SmithSchool of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile psmithf@uc.cl.
M CáceresMolecular and Cell Biology Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
C MartínezSchool of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
A OyarzúnFaculty of Dentistry, Universidad Finis Terrae, Santiago, Chile.
J MartínezLaboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INTA), University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile · CLUniversity of Chile · CLFinis Terrae University · CL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gingival wound healing comprises a series of sequential responses that allow the closure of breaches in the masticatory mucosa. This process is of critical importance to prevent the invasion of microbes or other agents into tissues, avoiding the establishment of a chronic infection. Wound healing may also play an important role during cell and tissue reaction to long-term injury, as it may occur during inflammatory responses and cancer. Recent experimental data have shown that gingival wound healing is severely affected by the aging process. These defects may alter distinct phases of the wound-healing process, including epithelial migration, granulation tissue formation, and tissue remodeling. The cellular and molecular defects that may explain these deficiencies include several biological responses such as an increased inflammatory response, altered integrin signaling, reduced growth factor activity, decreased cell proliferation, diminished angiogenesis, reduced collagen synthesis, augmented collagen remodeling, and deterioration of the proliferative and differentiation potential of stem cells. In this review, we explore the cellular and molecular basis of these defects and their possible clinical implications.

Indexed as

AgingConnective TissueEpitheliumGingivaHumansInflammationIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsNeovascularization, PhysiologicWound HealingIntercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteinscell biologycytokinesextracellular matrixgerontologygingivamyofibroblast

Identifiers

PMID25527254
PMCPMC4814024
OpenAlexW1983905976

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