Issue 31, 2023

Advances in hydrogels for the treatment of periodontitis

Abstract

Periodontitis is the second most prevalent oral disease and can cause serious harm to human health. Hydrogels are excellent biomaterials that can be used for periodontitis as drug delivery platforms to achieve inflammation control through high drug delivery efficiency and sustained drug release and as tissue scaffolds to achieve tissue remodelling through encapsulated cell wrapping and effective mass transfer. In this review, we summarize the latest advances in the treatment of periodontitis with hydrogels. The pathogenic mechanisms of periodontitis are introduced first, followed by the recent progress of hydrogels in controlling inflammation and tissue reconstruction, in which the specific performance of hydrogels is discussed in detail. Finally, the challenges and limitations of hydrogels for clinical applications in periodontitis are discussed and possible directions for development are proposed. This review aims to provide a reference for the design and fabrication of hydrogels for the treatment of periodontitis.

Graphical abstract: Advances in hydrogels for the treatment of periodontitis

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
14 apr 2023
Accepted
05 iyn 2023
First published
11 iyl 2023

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2023,11, 7321-7333

Advances in hydrogels for the treatment of periodontitis

H. Zheng, Y. Zhou, Y. Zheng and G. Liu, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2023, 11, 7321 DOI: 10.1039/D3TB00835E

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