Principles of Guided Bone Regeneration – Horizontal Ridge Augmentation Utilizing Resorbable Membranes and Particulated Composite Bone Grafts

Principles of Guided Bone Regeneration – Horizontal Ridge Augmentation Utilizing Resorbable Membranes and Particulated Composite Bone Grafts

Over the last 10 years Dr. Urban has been able to phase out autogenous bone grafts from his clinical practice.

In this presentation he will demonstrate the steps he has taken to achieve this.  He will discuss the kind of bone regeneration that was first used; how this has developed over the years; and what is possible today.  He will discuss the small defects such as fenestration and dehiscences; what kind of bone graft to apply; how to apply it; what kind of membrane to choose; and how to stabilize the membrane.  All Followed by a review of the results.

For horizontal ridge augmentation, he will show how to achieve success utilizing the sausage technique, which was developed by him.  He will demonstrate how it is less invasive, simplified, and (as documented in the literature) less morbidity.  

He will discuss how the sausage technique was developed; what are the steps for implementation; what are the principles behind it; and what kind of results you can expect when properly applied.