Periodontal Regeneration with Pierpaolo Cortellini

The study by Pierpaolo Cortellini and his co-authors is a key-publication on periodontal regeneration. A series of investigations for was undertaken to evaluate the extent and predictability of periodontal regeneration with barrier membranes in deep infrabony defects. Martina Stefanini talked to Pierpaolo Cortellini about this study online on 22 October 2020. Unfortunately, a personal meeting was not possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

They discussed about how the study was developed and which impact it had on the further development of periodontal regenerative therapies. Pierpaolo Cortellini also talked about how his surgical technique has changed since this key publication, as well as his high ethical standards to publish a technique only after he has thoroughly tested it and he knows it works.