title: Guided tissue regeneration and GTAM for periodontal regenerative therapy, ridge augmentation and dental implantology.
abstract: In dentistry, the goals of regenerative therapy are to gain new attachment around natural teeth, improve the aesthetics and ridge form in cases of collapsed or deformed ridges and increase the amount of available bone for osseointegrated implants. The purpose of this paper is to describe the dental and periodontal applications of the principles of guided tissue regeneration (GTR) and guided tissue augmentation material (GTAM) therapy. Successful results can be achieved around periodontally diseased natural teeth, however, the procedures are not fully predictable at this time. Correct membrane placement and proper choice of defect configuration in the use of GTR can enhance clinical attempts to gain new attachment. Regenerative therapy can be utilized to augment edentulous ridges and improve ridge-pontic relationships as well as improve aesthetics in ridge abnormalities. Edentulous ridges augmented by GTR can have increased amount of bone height and width for endosseous implant placement. In areas where non-mobile implant fixtures have lost some osseous support, GTR has demonstrated successful gain of new bone support.
authors.affiliation: Temple University School of Dentistry.
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Cutler
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000601:surgery*; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal; D006801:Humans; D014092:Tooth Root