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Discussions on Tissue Regeneration

Welcome to the Tissue Regeneration Section of OsseoNews.com, where you can research, and participate in discussions about Tissue Regeneration. It's the one place where dentists, surgeons, and industry experts share their knowledge on Tissue Regeneration.

Recent Tissue Regeneration Discussions

• PRP and BMP: Should These Become Standard of Care for Implant Placement?

  We have good evidence that Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and Bone Morphogenic Proteins (BMP) can significantly enhance osteogenesis. Should these become standard of care?

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• Osteocel: Eliminate Need for an AutoGraft Due to Unique Properties?

  I have seen advertisements for Osteocel, which describe this as a bone matrix product containing stem cells

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• Xenogenous Block Graft Cracked: What Should I Do?

  I re-entered the site and placed two implants. The block graft cracked. I filled the fractured areas with Bio-Oss and covered it with a membrane.

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• New Technique for Vertical Ridge Augmentation?

  I have seen a new technique for augmentation of vertical height of bone on deficient alveolar ridges. You harvest autogenous bone and mix it with particulate bone graft material and/or particulate hydroxyapatite and deliver this on to the ridge.

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• Allergic Reaction to Bio-Oss: Is it Possible?

  I know this seems like a silly question but is it possible to have an allergic reaction to Bio-Oss or Bio-Gide (Gestlich)?

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• Ridge Augmentation for Implants: Block Graft vs. Particulate Bone Grafts?

  I sent a dental implant patient over to my oral surgeon to find out if he could have a bone graft on his maxillary alveolar ridges to increase bone height, width and volume.

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• Adverse Effects for Bone Graft Material from Alpha-Chymotrypsin?

  Recently I heard a colleague talking about the effects of alpha-chymotrypsin on the bone graft material and the membrane used to cover the graft.

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• Attached Gingival on Left and Alveolar Mucosa on Right: Proper Technique?

  I have just placed 2 Ankylos dental implants at the subcrestal postion in the mandible at the canine positions. On the left side there is 1mm attached gingival and on the right there is no attached gingival – just alveolar mucosa.

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• Membrane Dislodged: Recommendations?

  I performed site preservation at site #19 with BioOss and Collatape coverage and a few days later the Collatape membrane became dislodged, exposing the graft site.

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• Titanium Membrane Exposure: Solutions?

  I have placed 3 implants and grafted around the implants with autogenous bone chips and a non-resorbable titanium membrane 3 weeks ago.

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• Dense-PTFE Membrane vs. Expanded-PTFE Membrane ?

  I am a dental student and I am trying to figure out the difference between a dense-PTFE membrane and a expanded-PTFE membrane. What exactly is the difference?

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• PTFE Membrane or Resorbable?

  I placed a dental implant in in the #4, 5 area 5-years ago using a 2-stage surgical protocol. The implant was restored with a cement retained PFM.

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• Balloon Device for Ridge Augmentation?

  I recently became aware of a technique for using a balloon type device for expanding the alveolar ridge area prepatory to tissue expansion procedures. Has anybody used this approach for alveolar ridge augmentation?

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• Bone Morphogenic Protein

  I have just read about using Bone Morphogenic Protein (rhBMP-2)to grow new bone around dental implant fixtures where bone has been lost after initial placement (Implant Dentistry 2006;15:361).

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• Predictability of GBR?

  Will I have tissue problems, especially plaque control, and how predictable is GBR after the implant has osseointegrated? How can I be sure that I have a “tension free” flap, which is, I think, is my biggest problem?

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• New Barrier Membrane Introduced

  An improved Epi-Guide(tm) Barrier membrane is being introduced by
  Curasan, recognized innovators in osseoregeneration products, to meet
  clinician requests for a more malleable, less rigid
  product.  This easier-to-handle membrane remains the only bioresorbable
  synthetic matrix on the market with a unique three-layer technology to
  provide predictable healing. 

  For clinicians, the extra malleability offers excellent handling characteristics.  Like the original product, […]

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