Applications for guided bone regeneration in endodontic surgery.
Regeneration of apical bony defects remains a significant problem in endodontic surgery. When a resorbable membrane is placed over a defect, it acts as a barrier between the defect and the overlying gingival tissue. This barrier membrane provides sufficient time for bone to regenerate while preventing the faster growing connective tissue from invaginating into the area. When new tissue replicates the structure and function of the lost tissue, then apical regeneration has occurred.
State University at Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine, Department of Endodontics, USA.
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D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000293:Adolescent; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000601:surgery; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003788:Dental Pulp Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010483:Periapical Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing
D018786:Bone Substitutes; D008567:Membranes, Artificial