title: Use of a titanium-reinforced membrane in periodontal regeneration: a case report.
abstract: One of the most important principles of guided tissue regeneration is space creation and maintenance in the early stages of wound healing. Many devices have been tested to provide such space during this stage, some of which include various bone grafts, resorbable pins, and stainless steel fixation screws and tentpoles. A recently developed membrane fulfils such requirements. A case describes the use of this new membrane to treat a combined dehiscence and interproximal osseous defect. This technique was proven to have the potential to eliminate deep osseous defects and allow new attachment of soft tissue on the tooth surface.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center, Department of Periodontics, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Towfighi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arnold
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000601:surgery*; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D003751:Dental Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008875:Middle Aged; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D014025:Titanium