Gingival recession treatment using a bilayer collagen membrane

William T. Burns, Mark E. Peacock, Michael F. Cuenin, Steven D. Hokett

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Abstract

Traditional periodontal plastic surgery techniques for the management of gingival recession have typically used soft tissue grafts to obtain defect coverage with great clinical success. Clinicians using guided tissue regeneration (GTR) techniques are also enjoying significant success in periodontal plastic surgery procedures. GTR therapy utilizing bioabsorbable membranes offers the advantages of preventing a donor site surgery and a second surgical procedure for barrier removal. A new bioabsorbable bilayer collagen membrane that readily adapts to bone and tooth surfaces by a gel formation of collagen fibers and blood may be stabilized without sutures prior to soft tissue closure. This bioabsorbable membrane has been shown to be effective in guided bone regeneration procedures and in treating periodontal defects. This case demonstrates the treatment of gingival recession with a novel collagen bilayer membrane.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1348-1352
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of periodontology
Volume71
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2000
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Collagen/therapeutic use
  • Gingival recession/surgery
  • Gingival recession/therapy
  • Guided tissue regeneration
  • Membranes, bioabsorbable

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Periodontics

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