HETEROGENOUS BONE GRAFT WITH COLLAGEN MEMBRANE PLACEMENT

Abstract

Heterogenous bone graft has been widely used due to its high availability in the market and its good prognosis in the widest range of cases. In this case, a heterogenous bone graft was used for bone formation in a patient with bone loss due to a periapical lesion of element 44. For the purpose of guided bone regeneration, a collagen membrane and semi-rigid containment were used to stabilize the dental element. The case was carried out in 2014 and, after 8 years, we observed satisfactory bone regeneration, with the dental element maintained and without mobility or recurrence of the periapical abscess.