Innovative biodegradable membrane can help rebuild your jaw

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NITU MISIS has created innovative dental membranes for repairing bone tissue damage in the jaw. Many dental patients need this procedure. For its success, the formed cavity must be protected by a barrier so that it does not overgrow with connective tissue and new bone is formed.

However, all the means available today for this purpose have important drawbacks. Most of the membranes are too soft, so it is difficult to use them to build up large amounts of bone tissue. And when a medic uses a product made of titanium, he has to perform another operation to remove it. The proposed technology avoids these difficulties.

"Unlike analogues, personalized membranes reduce the risks of damage to soft tissues, eliminating the need for additional processing.

We used a composite material similar in properties to natural bone. Its high mechanical characteristics allow effective preservation of the space under the membrane for bone tissue restoration. The required biodegradation time is about three to nine months. Therefore, it was important to find a polymer that meets these requirements", - said the author of the project, a student of NITU MISIS Daria Stepanova.

The creators of the new membrane took into account all the disadvantages of the solutions available today and came up with a reliable bioresorbable membrane that withstands mechanical loads for a long period of time for complete bone regeneration in the jaw area.