Using Bone Graft and Guided Tissue Regeneration Membrane in the Treatment of Intrabony Periodontal Defects: A Case Report

Abstract

Treatment of periodontal disease by periodontal surgery had different outcomes. The combination of bone graft materials with guided tissue regenerative procedures has been shown to have predictable positive results in periodontal defects, especially furcations. The following one case report will demonstrate a class III furcation defect in a mandibular molar that was treated by root planning, with combination therapy using demineralized freeze-dried bone allograft (DFDBA) and a bioabsorbable membrane made of type I collagen of bovinetendon origin. In a follow up ot 6 and 24 months of healing, all soft tissue measurements and radiographs were repeated and revealed substantial clinical fill of the furcation defect, reductions in probing depth and mobility, gains in clinical attachment level.