Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 121, Issue 4, 497-502
Copyright © 1990 by American Dental Association
Regenerating bone in clinical periodontics
JT Mellonig
and
GM Bowers
Department, University of Texas, San Antonio 78284-7894.
Bone autografts and allografts, various alloplastic materials, and guided tissue regeneration are used to reconstruct lost periodontal tissues. This paper focuses on controversies related to these therapeutic modalities as well as their role in periodontal regeneration.