Barrier Membranes used in Guided Tissue Regeneration - Advantages and Disadvantages

Tsvetalina Gerova, Mariya Miteva

Abstract: Guided tissue regeneration is defined as a principle of regeneration that uses a barrier membrane to eliminate the possibility of the growth of a particular type of unwanted, fast-growing tissue in the area of the defect and to allow it to be colonized by particular types of cells that have the potential to regenerate the desired slow-growing tissues. Barrier membranes are resorbable and non-resorbable. Non-resorbable ones used in practice are polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and titanium membranes. The resorbable barrier mambranes are collagen-based and synthetic, the synthetic ones being polylactide, polyglactic (lactic and glycolic acid copolymer) and polyethylene glycol.

Keywords: guided tissue regeneration, periodontology, barrier membranes

How to Cite?: Tsvetalina Gerova, Mariya Miteva, "Barrier Membranes used in Guided Tissue Regeneration - Advantages and Disadvantages", Volume 8 Issue 10, October 2019, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1472-1475, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=ART20202083, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/ART20202083