North Texas Dentistry Volume 4 Issue 2 | Page 7

To conduct the study, we commissioned an assistant clinical professor from the University of Southern California School of Dentistry, on an independent basis, to be our trial coordinator. I think he was hoping for a positive outcome; however he was amazed at the dramatic improvement seen in the patients. He was excited, as he knew he had witnessed firsthand a major breakthrough. humans are very similar. Their research models were simply outstanding, as they were able to be very precise and highly quantitative1 . For example, they actually measured the number of inflammatory cells, whereas we would normally just visually assess the state of tissue. LS: How about dentists – can Periodyne be of any benefit to them? researchers not only measured the percentage of bone that was restored, but also counted the numbers of both the bone building cells called osteoblasts and bone resorbing cells called osteoclasts2. Bone restoration is a major challenge of dentistry. We do not know if people will benefit in the same way as rabbits. However, if Periodyne does enhance bone health in people, it will be a truly wonderful additional benefit. Every parameter investigated at Boston University showed s