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Volume 36 , Issue 6
November/December 2016
Pages 877–883

Socket Preservation with d-PTFE Membrane: Histologic Analysis of the Newly Formed Matrix at Membrane Removal

Domenica Laurito, DDS, PhD/Riccardo Cugnetto, DDS/Marco Lollobrigida, DDS/Fabrizio Guerra, MD, DDS/Annarita Vestri, PhD/Francesca Gianno, MD/Sandro Bosco, MD/Luca Lamazza, DMD, PhD/Alberto De Biase, MD, DDS

PMID: 27740650
DOI: 10.11607/prd.2114

This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of an exposed high-density polytetrafluoroethylene (d-PTFE) membrane in preventing epithelial migration in postextraction sockets. For this purpose, a histologic description of the newly formed soft tissue underlying the membrane is presented. The periodontal status of the adjacent teeth was also evaluated to assess the gingival response. Ten premolar extraction sockets were treated. After tooth extraction, the sockets were filled with nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite and covered with d-PTFE membranes. Subperiosteal pockets were created to ensure the stability of the membranes. Membranes were left intentionally exposed and were atraumatically removed after 28 days. At that time, a bioptic specimen of the newly formed soft tissue under the membranes was taken. All the histologic samples showed a dense connective tissue without epithelial cells and no signs of foreign body reaction. No significant variation of the periodontal indices was observed on the teeth adjacent to the extraction sites. The study results indicate that exposed d-PTFE membranes can prevent epithelial migration in healing sockets without consequences on the periodontal health.

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