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ReviewPharmaceutics2025

Hydrogel-Based Therapeutic Strategies for Periodontal Tissue Regeneration: Advances, Challenges, and Future Perspectives.

Bowen Wang, Fengxin Ge, Wenqing Wang, Bo Wang, Cory J Xian, Yuankun Zhai

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Review in Pharmaceutics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Bowen WangSchool of Stomatology, Henan University, Kaifeng 475000, China.ORCID 0009-0007-5538-0396
Fengxin GeSchool of Stomatology, Henan University, Kaifeng 475000, China.
Wenqing WangSchool of Stomatology, Henan University, Kaifeng 475000, China.
Bo WangSchool of Stomatology, Henan University, Kaifeng 475000, China.
Cory J XianUniSA Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8467-2845
Yuankun ZhaiSchool of Stomatology, Henan University, Kaifeng 475000, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8156-1368

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Periodontitis, a prevalent chronic infectious disease triggered by oral biofilm microbiota, results in progressive destruction of periodontal supporting tissues, and conventional treatments have limited therapeutic effects on it. Hydrogels, due to their excellent biocompatibility, three-dimensional extracellular matrix-like structure, and localized sustained-release properties, can provide support for cell attachment, promote cell proliferation and differentiation, and improve drug utilization efficiency, showing great promise for applications in treating periodontitis as well as promoting periodontal tissue regeneration. This article first introduces the limitations of current periodontitis treatments and the unique advantages of hydrogels in periodontitis treatment and periodontal tissue regeneration, and then provides an overview of the classifications of hydrogels, the active substances they can load, and the characteristics and functions of these active substances. Subsequently, the article introduces the latest advances in the application of several common natural polymer hydrogels in periodontal tissue regeneration. Finally, the article discusses the current limitations of hydrogels in terms of structure and properties, and proposes potential solutions and future development directions in periodontal tissue regeneration.

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hydrogelperiodontal tissue regenerationperiodontitisscaffoldseed cells

Identifiers

PMID41304720
PMCPMC12655002

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