Bio-materials Used to Enhance Bone Healing in Implant Dentistry – A Review from the Past to Current

Abstract

An alternating way of replacing the missing teeth involves the use of implants. In implant dentistry, an adequate amount of bone is crucial for the long-term prognosis. Bone volume loss can be caused by congenital, post-traumatic or post-surgical abnormalities, as well as disease processes. In scenarios with a bone defect at a site, where the primary stability of an implant cannot be established or where implant placement is not achievable in the best possible position for subsequent prosthetic therapy, guided bone regeneration before implantation represents the method of choice. During implant placement, a partial discrepancy between the implant’s surface and the socket’s osseous walls frequently leaves the peri-implant region with insufficient bone. It has been shown that barrier membranes can be successfully placed to allow the peri-implant space to be filled with new bone rather than lowering the height of the alveolar ridge to produce a sufficient breadth for implantation.