Improved closure rate of Class III furcations using a layered GTR technique.
In this study, 24 furcation defects in 12 patients were treated by either (1) a polylactide resorbable membrane (Guidor) plus a polyglactin mesh (Vicryl) and demineralized freeze-dried bone allograft (DFDBA), or (2) a polylactide resorbable membrane and DFDBA. All defects were reentered after 9 months. Class III furcations closed 66% of the time when treated by the first method, while the closure rate was only 33% when treated by the second method (no polyglactin mesh). Defects with a vertical opening of < or = 4 mm closed 74% of the time, while those with vertical openings > 4 mm closed only 11% of the time.
Mehlbauer
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MJ
University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Greenwell
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Nouneh
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Drisko
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Wittwer
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Yancey
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Rebitski
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D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D002951:Citrates; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D017823:Furcation Defects / Q000601:surgery*; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008875:Middle Aged; D010512:Periodontal Index; D011091:Polyesters; D011098:Polyglactin 910; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing
D002951:Citrates; C105021:Guidor; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011091:Polyesters; D011098:Polyglactin 910