1Final year postgraduate student, Department of Periodontology, Bhojia Dental College and Hospital
2MDS, Reader, Department of Periodontology, BRS Dental College and Hospital
3MDS, Professor and Head, Department of Periodontology, Bhojia Dental College and Hospital
4MDS, Professor and Head, Department of Periodontology, Pacific Dental College & Hospital
5MDS, Periodontics, Private consultant
*Corresponding author: Dr. Sakshi Garg MDS, Reader Department of Periodontology, BRS Dental College and Hospital, Contact number: 9216225034 Email address: dr.sakshi@gmail.com
Online published on 16 July, 2018.
Guided bone regeneration is an accepted method successfully employed in dental practices to increase the volume of the host bone at sites chosen for implant placement. Various bone graft materials and membranes are used in guided bone regeneration. Bone replacement grafts provide a structural framework for clot development, maturation and remodeling that supports bone formation in osseous defects. A number of advancements have been made over the past 20 years in terms of membrane fabrication development. This article reviews various bone graft materials and membranes used in guided bone regeneration.
Bone grafts, Osteogenesis, Osteoconduction, Osteoinduction, Membrane
