Lesson Materials
- Alkanan A, Greenwell H, Patel A, Hill M, Shumway B, Lowy J. Ridge Preservation Comparing the Clinical and Histologic Healing of Membrane vs No-Membrane Approach to Buccal Overlay Grafting. Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent. 2019 Sep/Oct;39(5):643-650. doi: 10.11607/prd.4085. PMID: 31449573.
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31449573/
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Overview
This lesson features Dr. Abhishek Patel, B.D.S., MS. Content for this episode is derived from a published randomized, controlled, blinded clinical trial comparing ridge preservation with a membrane vs no membrane on buccal overlay graft technique. Dr. Patel was a team member on the aforementioned study which is entitled “Ridge Preservation Comparing the Clinical and Histologic Healing of Membrane vs No-Membrane Approach to Buccal Overlay Grafting.” In this episode Dr. Patel will discuss the aforementioned. We recommend reviewing the articles provided for you in the reference section.
Lesson Objectives
- Understand the fundamentals of periodontal guided tissue regeneration
- Gain a better understanding of what a periodontal ridge preservation procedure achieves
- Understand why bone is lost after an extraction and measures that can be performed to preserve bone
- Develop a better grasp for the different bone replacement materials available today
- Learn about the use of acellular dermal matrix grafts in ridge preservation techniques
Details
- Lesson Length: 30 min
- CE credit: 0.5 hours
- Release Date: 3/19/20
- Review Date: 11/15/20
- Expiration Date: 11/15/23
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