BioMend : Features & Benefits
The Theory of Guided Tissue Regeneration
Following the traditional open-flap debridement procedures, fast-moving epithelial tissue often migrates into the defect space, forming a long junctional epithelium. When this occurs, restoration of cementum, periodontal ligament, and bone, previously lost to the periodontal infection, is often minimal and unpredictable.
The theory of GTR proposes that placing a barrier between the overlying gingival tissues and the defect space prevents the faster-moving epithelium and gingival connective tissue from migrating into the wound space, allowing time for cementum, periodontal ligament, and bone to repopulate the area.
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Prior to GTR therapy,
note the periodontal
pocket and accumulation
of plaque and calculus.
In this advanced
state, bone and ligament
are lost.
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The BioMend Collagen
Membrane acts as a
barrier between the
gingival tissue and the
defect space, enabling
slower growing
periodontal ligament
and bone cells to
repopulate the area.
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Following recovery,
periodontal ligament
and bone cells have
regenerated and the
BioMend Collagen
Membrane has been
completely absorbed.1
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1. Illustrations depict ideal case. Individual results may vary.