Study Year of
publication
Materials and methods Outcome measures
Animal type
(n)
Cell source Defect type
(dimensions)
Treatment
duration
in weeks
Scaffold Treatment groups Number of
defects treated
Periodontal ligament
regeneration,
mean (SD)
Alveolar bone
regeneration,
mean (SD)
Cementum
regeneration,
mean (SD)
Jiang et al. [62] 2016 Male Beagle dogs.
6 - 8 months of age
(n = 6)
Periodontal ligament 3-wall intrabony periodontal defect
(H x W x L = 5 x 4 x 3 mm)
12 Collagen sponge PDLCs + collagen membrane 9 No data 29.1 (6.6)% 29.2 (16.4)%
Control 9 15.2 (4.9)% 19.4 (4.3)%
Nuñez et al. [63] a 2012 Adult Beagle dogs.
1 year old
(n = 4)
Periodontal ligament
and cementum
3-wall intrabony periodontal defect
(H x W x L = 4 x 4 x 4 mm)
12 Collagen sponge CSCs + collagen sponge 8 No data 2.6 (0.4) mm 4 (0.6) mm
b PLDCs + collagen sponge 8 3.1 (1.1) mm 4.1 (1) mm
a,b Control 8 2.6 (0.7) mm 1.6 (0.4) mm
Liu et al. [64] 2008 Miniature pigs.
12 months old
(n = 12)
Periodontal ligament 3-wall intrabony
periodontal defect
(H x W x L = 7 x 3 x 5 mm)
12 HA/TCP PDLSC + HA/TCP 24 No data 3.5 (0.7) mm No data
Control 12 0.5 (0.4) mm
Jiang et al. [65] 2010 Adult Beagle dogs
(n = 4)
Alveolar periosteum Class III furcation defect
(H x W = 4 x 3 mm)
12 β-TCP APSCs + β-TCP 4 33.6 (13.8)% 60.2 (18.2)% 50.8 (8.2)%
Control 4 17.7 (5.4)% 22.6 (7.3)% 31.7 (12.9)%
Park et al. [66] a 2011 Adult Beagle dogs
(n = 8)
Periodontal ligament
and dental pulp
Circumferential
periodontal defect
(W = 3 mm)
8 No scaffold PDLSCs 8 No data 82.8 (7.9)% No data
b DPSCs 8 50.8 (9.6)%
a,b Control 8 47.9 (13.4)%
Suaid et al. [67] 2011 Adult Beagle dogs
(n = 7)
Periodontal ligament Class II furcation defect
(H x L = 5 x 2 mm)
12 Collagen sponge PDLCs + collagen sponge 7 7.3 (1) mm 9 (2.3) mm2 8.1 (1.1) mm
Control 7 3.9 (1.2) mm 7 (0.6) mm2 6 (1.5) mm
Tsumanuma et al. [68] a 2011 Adult Beagle dogs
(n = 4)
Periodontal ligament;
alveolar periosteum
One-wall intrabony periodontal defect
(H x W = 5 x 5 mm)
8 Woven polyglycolic acid PDLCs + PGA 4 No data 72.3 (32.6)% No data
b APSCs + PGA 4 67.6 (21.6)%
a,b Control 4 67.5 (14.3)%
Suaid et al. [69] 2012 Adult Beagle dogs
(n = 7)
Periodontal ligament Class III furcation defect
(H = 5 mm)
12 Collagen sponge PDLCs + Sponge + GTR 7 3.4 (1.4) mm 5.5 (1.6) mm 4.8 (0.6) mm
Control 7 0.7 (0.6) mm 1.9 (1) mm 1.7 (0.6) mm
Khorsand et al. [70] 2013 Male, Mongrel dogs. 1 - 2 years of age
(n = 10)
Dental pulp 3-wall intrabony periodontal defect
(H x W x L = 5 x 8 x 3 mm)
8 Bio-Oss DPSCs + Bio-Oss 10 3.3 (1.1) mm 3.6 (1.1) mm 3.8 (1.3) mm
Control 10 1.8 (1.3) mm 3.1 (0.8) mm 2.4 (1.4) mm
Tobita et al. [71] 2013 Beagle dogs.
9 - 10 months old
(n = 8)
Adipose tissue Class III furcation defect
(H = 5 mm)
8 PRP ASC + PRP 8 No data 63.6 (8.6)% 84.7 (3.2)%
Control 8 40.3 (7.6)% 61.7 (10.5)%

n = number of animals; SD = standard deviation; PDLCs = periodontal ligament stem cells; DPSCs = dental pulp stem cells; ASC = adipose tissue stem cells; PRP = platelet-rich plasma; GTR = guided tissue regeneration; CSCs = cementum stem cells; PGA = woven polyglycolic acid; APSCs = alveolar periosteal stem cells; β-TCP = β-tricalcium phosphate; HA/TCP = hydroxyapatite/tricalcium phosphate.
‘a’ and ‘b’ letters denotes different treatment groups within the same study.