Socket Preservation Using a (Dense) PTFE Barrier with or without Xenograft Material: A Randomized Clinical Trial

When alveolar preservation procedures are not performed after tooth extraction, aesthetic and functional impairment could occur. Guided bone regeneration using polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membranes has proven to be a simple alternative treatment that results in good maintenance of the alveolar bo...

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Main Authors: Márcio de Carvalho Formiga, Ulisses Ribeiro Campos Dayube, Cristiane Kern Chiapetti, Daniela de Rossi Figueiredo, Jamil Awad Shibli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/12/18/2902