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Guided Bone Regeneration Using a Synthetic Polyethylene Glycol Hydrogel Membrane Over a Bone Substitute Material After Immediate Placement of a Non‐Submerged Implant
Author(s) -
Ohayon Laurent
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical advances in periodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.182
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 2163-0097
pISSN - 2573-8046
DOI - 10.1902/cap.2012.120009
Subject(s) - polyethylene glycol , barrier membrane , membrane , implant , biomedical engineering , dentistry , medicine , peg ratio , regeneration (biology) , soft tissue , biocompatibility , connective tissue , materials science , surgery , chemistry , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , biochemistry , organic chemistry , finance , metallurgy , economics
This case report describes a synthetic polyethylene glycol (PEG) hydrogel membrane used to obtain guided bone regeneration (GBR) in a clinical case of a non‐submerged implant placement. The conditioning of this hydrogel membrane for bone regeneration is an innovation compared to previously used membranes in which the size and shape are already predetermined. Case Presentation: Eight weeks after a connective tissue graft on the maxillary lateral incisor of a 20‐year‐old female, tooth extraction and immediate implant placement were performed using a GBR technique with a PEG hydrogel membrane over a bone substitute material. The absence of inflammation and the good soft‐tissue healing confirmed the biocompatibility of the membrane. A three‐dimensional scan was taken to assess the behavior of the bone substitute covered with the PEG hydrogel membrane at 6 months after surgery. Conclusions: The synthetic PEG bone regeneration membrane presented in this case report differs from all other membranes by its hydrogel form. Its properties as described here make this membrane a new tool for clinicians and a source for additional clinical studies to analyze its characteristics in the various indications for GBR.