title: The regeneration of soft tissue and bone around implants with and without membranes.
abstract: The popularity of osseointegration for the replacement of anterior teeth has placed an increased demand on the preservation of normal gingival anatomy. This has led to the development of a variety of soft-tissue and bone-augmentation techniques that either prevent tissue collapse or restore previously damaged areas of the alveolus. With bone grafts, barrier membranes, and autogenous connective-tissue grafts used in combination with each other or separately, lost structures can be reconstructed into a normal configuration for optimum esthetic restorations.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Langer
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000637:transplantation*; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal; D006801:Humans; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000637:transplantation; D013516:Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic; D016348:Osseointegration; D013524:Surgical Flaps
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants; D008567:Membranes, Artificial