Guided Tissue Regeneration

Pre­serv­ing the Health of Your Smile with Guided Tis­sue Regeneration

Guided tis­sue regen­er­a­tion is an advanced pro­ce­dure used to treat advanced peri­odon­tal dis­ease asso­ci­ated with cer­tain types of den­tal bone defects.

Guided tis­sue bone regen­er­a­tion “regen­er­ates” the pre­vi­ously lost gum and bone tis­sue around teeth. Most tech­niques uti­lize mem­branes, which are inserted over bone grafts that are placed in suit­able bony defects.

Guided bone regen­er­a­tion “regen­er­ates” pre­vi­ously lost bone in areas where there are no teeth. When a tooth is extracted and noth­ing is done, soft tis­sue fills most of the defect instead of bone. Mem­branes for either guided tis­sue or guided bone regen­er­a­tion are used to slow the soft tis­sue from fill­ing in the defect, giv­ing more oppor­tu­nity for the bone to fill in the defect.

Bone graft mate­r­ial may be used in com­bi­na­tion with these mem­branes. Some of these mem­branes are bio-absorbable and some require removal. Other regen­er­a­tive pro­ce­dures involve the use of bioac­tive gels and use of growth factors.