Use of Biodegradable Polylactic Acid Barrier Materials in the Treatment of Grade II Periodontal Furcation Defects in Humans - Part I: A Multicenter Investigative Clinical Study

International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 573-585

  Vernino, Arthur R ^a   Ringeisen, Timothy A ^b   Wang, Hom Lay ^c   Derhalli, Munib ^d   Rapley, John ^e   Nechamkin, Samuel J ^a   Brekke, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b THM Biomedical   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d Kansas City School of Dentistry ^*

^e Department of Geology and Environmental Science   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE REGENERATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAW; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR TOOTH; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTICS; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; AGED; ALVEOLAR PROCESS; BONE REGENERATION; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; FEMALE; FURCATION DEFECTS; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION, PERIODONTAL; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MANDIBLE; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR; PERIODONTAL INDEX; POLYMERS;

EID: 0032235108     PISSN: 01987569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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