U.S., March 13 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06871735) titled 'Acellular Collagen Matrix As a Tool to Obtain Wound Closure Following a Guided Bone Regeneration Procedure' on March 06.
Brief Summary: Guided bone regeneration (GBR) is a procedure used to increase the amount of bone volume in the jaw before placing a dental implant. It is needed when a lot of bone has been lost around the spot where a tooth has been lost or extracted.
An incision is made, bone grafting material is placed in that spot, there is a membrane put over it as a barrier, then gum tissue has to be pulled back over it. Usually, this is enough to cover the whole wound, but sometimes the barrier membrane can't be covered wi...