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Gingival Recession Treatment Using a Bilayer Collagen Membrane
Author(s) -
Burns William T.,
Peacock Mark E.,
Cuenin Michael F.,
Hokett Steven D.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.2000.71.8.1348
Subject(s) - gingival recession , soft tissue , bilayer , regeneration (biology) , medicine , barrier membrane , dentistry , membrane , periodontal surgery , surgery , biomedical engineering , chemistry , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry
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. J Periodontol 2000;71:1348‐1352.