title: [Guided bone augmentation in edentulous areas].
abstract: The use of autogenous onlay blocks placed together with self-tapping implants can achieve an excellent long-term success rate of individual implants. Autogenous bone chips or deproteinized bovine bone can be used to deal with fenestration and dehiscence defects when used in combination with e-PTFE membranes. The role of DFDBA as space maintainer under barrier membranes cannot be ignored. In most cases PTFE membranes are used because they offer reliable results. The use of a collagen membrane when supported by a bone substitute to maintain space gives good results, although long-term research is required. The future will be however tissue engineering. The principle is that a matrix, carrying stem cells and biological mediators like growth factors, is used. More research involves the use of human stem cells responsible for regeneration of different human tissues.
authors.affiliation: Afdeling Parodontologie van de School voor Tandheelkunde, Mondziekten en Kaakchirurgie, faculteit Geneeskunde, van de Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, België. Marina.Marechal@med.kuleu-ven.ac.be
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maréchal
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000601:surgery*; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal; D006801:Humans