Soft-tissue regeneration

Soft tissue regeneration has become increasingly important in restoring functionality and esthetic appearance.

The standard materials for soft tissue regeneration are autogenous free-gingival grafts and connective tissue grafts, but harvesting soft tissues from the palate is painful, technically demanding and time-consuming.

Off-the-shelf soft-tissue products, such as Geistlich Mucograft^® and Geistlich Mucograft^® Seal, offer many advantages over autogeneous grafts harvested from the palate.

• No donor site means less pain^1,2, morbidity³ and surgical chair-time^1,2,4.
• Natural texture and color match to surrounding native tissue^5,6.

Geistlich Mucograft^® Seal is indicated for:

• Minimally traumatic tooth extractions, when the alveolar buccal wall is preserved
• Increasing the width of the keratinized tissue (KT) around teeth and implants
  
  

Geistlich Mucograft^® and Geistlich Mucograft^® Seal provide an alternative to autogenous grafts for soft-tissue regeneration^1,2,4 and prevent donor site morbidity^1,2.

References:

1. Sanz M, et al.: J Clin Periodontol 2009; 36(10): 868-76.
2. Geistlich Mucograft® Seal Advisory Board Meeting Report, 2013. Data on file, Geistlich Pharma AG, Wolhusen, Switzerland.
3. Griffin TJ, et al.: J Periodontol 2006; 77(12): 2070-79.
4. Lorenzo R, et al.: Clin Oral Impl Res 2012; 23(3): 316-24.
5. Thoma DS, et al.: J Clin Periodontol 2012; 39(2): 157-65.
6. McGuire MK & Scheyer ET: J Periodontol 2010; 81(8): 1108-17.

CAUTION: Federal law restricts these devices to sale by or on the order of a dentist or physician.