Building Better Bone: A Comprehensive Guide to GBR techniques

The idea for this book was conceived at a critical time for humanity, during the lockdown following the Covid 19 pandemic. An international group of fellow clinicians set out to create a book to analyze all aspects of a common problem in implant dentistry: the loss of one or more teeth, and the subsequent physiologic resorption of both hard and soft tissue. Defects resulting from tooth loss can be treated in several different ways, with similar but different surgical techniques, materials, and methods. GBR is an approach that has been around for over 30 years, during which time we have learnt its pros and cons. Understanding how to select the optimal GBR technique ensures reduced risks for patients and clinicians alike. This book is intended to be a "recipe manual" for how to help build better bone, and includes varied protocols representing the state of the art in modern dentistry, without commercial bias. The book is also enriched by 14 videos that provide detailed explanations of the techniques adopted, and each chapter illustrates expert recommendations for optimizing the techniques presented.

Contents
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01. Guidelines and Scientific Background of GBR
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02. Wound healing: from basic mechanisms to soft tissue healing in oral surgery
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03. Classification and Guidelines for Treatment of Bony and Soft Tissue Defects
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04. Fresh extraction socket management: thinking in and out of the box
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05. Osseodensification for ridge expansion: clinical protocols and case reports
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06. Resorbable and nonresorbable membranes
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07. Rationale for the use of autogenous grafts, alloplasts, and xenografts
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08. Autogenous Bone Grafting in the Posterior Edentulous Mandible with the Khoury Technique: Indications, Contraindications, and Limitations
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09. Innovative Autogenous Bone Grafting Techniques
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10. Use of heterologous lamina in the esthetic zone: site specific treatment options depending on site morphology
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11. Occlusive titanium barriers for GBR
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12. Cortical lamina xenogeneic bone membrane: indications, contraindications, and limitations
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13. Cortical lamina in horizontal and anterior defects: the multilayer technique
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14. Fibrinogen-Induced Regeneration Sealing Technique (F.I.R.S.T.)
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15. Use of cortical laminas for bone layering and bone-into-bone techniques
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16. Osteodistraction for ridge augmentation: principles, indications, and contraindications
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17. GBR for maxillofacial and congenital defects
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18. Digital vertical and horizontal bone block grafting
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19. Immune modulation with calcium phosphate alloplast. up-regulated, membrane free host bone regeneration
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20. Using digital dentistry to build soft and hard tissues for function and esthetics
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21. Evolution of xenogeneic bone membranes: flex cortical sheet
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22. Digitally assisted soft tissue and bone sculpting for PK1 (pink-free) full arch prosthesis
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23. Magnesium: the next generation of biomaterials in regenerative dentistry
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24. Oxidative stress and osteoimmunology: the two missing pieces of the oral osseointegration puzzle