Dental Pulp Mesenchymal Stem Cells as a Treatment for Periodontal Disease in Older Adults

Table 2

Effect of DPMSCs on clinical parameters by treatment group.

Parameter	With DPMSCs ()			Without DPMSCs ()
	Basal	6 months	Difference EG	Basal	6 months	Difference CG
BMD (HU)							0.098
DPD (mm)							0.001
Dental mobility
	Grade III (%)	10 (90)	0 (0)		7 (70)	0 (0)
Grade II (%)	1 (10)	3 (27)		3 (30)	6 (60)
Grade I (%)	0 (0)	8 (73)		0 (0)	4 (40)

Values show . Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon test, . DPMSCs: dental pulp mesenchymal stem cells; BMD: bone mineral density; HU: Hunsfield units; Depth of Periodontal Defect (DPD). EG: experimental group; CG: control group.