Guided bone regeneration next to osseointegrated implants in humans.
The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the technique of guided tissue regeneration on a clinical and histologic level for generating new bone adjacent to osseointegrated implants. Cylindrical, press-fitted, titanium plasma flame-coated implants were modified by a disk screwed onto the implant. After implant insertion, the disk-implant assembly was covered by an expanded polytetrafluorethylene membrane. In one group, the space underneath the membrane was filled with hydroxylapatite granules; in the control group, no membrane was used. Clinical and histologic results demonstrate that the principle of guided tissue regeneration is applicable to osteogenesis in humans.
Wachtel
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HC
Department of Periodontology, Free University of Berlin, School of Dental Medicine.
Langford
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Bernimoulin
J P
JP
Reichart
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000601:surgery*; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D005260:Female; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal; D006801:Humans; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D008297:Male; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008875:Middle Aged; D016348:Osseointegration; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene
D015921:Dental Implants; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene