Oxidized cellulose mesh used as a biodegradable barrier membrane in the technique of guided tissue regeneration. A case report.

In this case study oxidized cellulose mesh was shown to have potential for use as a biodegradable barrier membrane for regenerative procedures in furcation areas and interdental infrabony defects. The material was customized so as to protrude coronally to the soft tissue flaps and interdentally after surgery. The material resorbed and normal healing took place with crevicular depths less than 2 mm by 1 month postoperatively. By 6 months postoperatively, 2 of the sites showed crevice depths of 3 mm. Initially there was negligible recession, except in one site, but by 6 months after surgery some resistant to probing. It is, therefore, concluded that this material may have the potential for use as a biodegradable membrane in the technique of guided tissue regeneration.