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Resorbable Versus Nonresorbable Membranes: When and Why?
Noel Ye Naung1, Ehab Shehata2, Joseph E Van Sickels1
1Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chandler Medical Center, College of Dentistry, University of Kentucky, D508, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536-0297, USA.
Abstract:
Guided bone-regeneration techniques use either resorbable or nonresorbable membrane. Ideal membrane material should be biocompatible with tissue integration, be able to create and maintain space, be occlusive with selective permeability, and have good handling properties. Commercially available nonresorbable membranes are Gor-tex (e-PTFE), Cytoplast (d-PTFE), and titanium mesh. Resorbable membranes are available as natural and synthetic. Clinical trials, a systematic review and meta-analysis have shown no statistically significant difference in most clinical indications between both types of membrane. The choice of membrane varies according to the choice of grafting materials and nature of defect.
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