title: [The use of the TefGen membrane in periodontology].
abstract: A nonabsorbed TefGen barrier membrane was left for 21 days for bone defect regeneration and preventing epithelial ingrowth after open curettage in 15 patients. No wound infection, inflammation, or pain at the site of operation was recorded in any of the cases, which confirms absolute biocompatibility of the membrane. In none of the cases was the membrane lost during the immediate postoperative period (21 days). Membranes were removed without intervention, with a sharp instrument (probe); this demonstrates the advantages of TefGen over other nonabsorbed membranes which require primary closing. X-Ray photographs after 3 months showed repair of osteoid structures in osseous pouches without loss of bone profile at the site of intervention and no mobile teeth.
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Loshkarev
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Bauchenkova
mesh_terms: D003787:Dental Pulp Devitalization; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000601:surgery; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D013357:Subgingival Curettage
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene