Simplifying Socket Preservation with OsteoGen™: The Membrane-Free Approach
Socket preservation shouldn't require extra steps to succeed. OsteoGen™ composite graft products offer a simpler path, and clinical evidence supports it.
A Synergy That Drives Bone Regeneration
The strength of OsteoGen™ lies in a unique combination: Type I collagen and OsteoGen™ crystals working together. This composite matrix achieves two objectives simultaneously: it actively supports new bone growth while resisting soft tissue ingress into the graft site.
This dual action is what makes membrane-free grafting possible in most cases.
What the Research Shows
Clinical evidence supports this synergistic approach. Ruano and colleagues (2000) examined fibroblastic proliferation across non-ceramic hydroxyapatite versus ceramic hydroxyapatite in cultured human gingival fibroblasts.1 The findings were significant: soft tissue proliferation was delayed approximately five days with the ceramic material—a critical window that gives bone the biological advantage it needs.
Kashlan and colleagues (2021) compared wound closure surface area after two ridge preservation techniques.2 The OsteoGen Plug® alone produced significantly greater wound closure at three and four weeks than cortico-cancellous allograft covered with a dense PTFE membrane.
What This Means for Your Practice
In most cases, you can graft sockets without an additional membrane. You achieve predictable, timely soft tissue closure that protects the site and allows new bone formation underneath. Fewer steps. Dependable results. Lower cost to your patients.
REFERENCES
- Ruano R, Jaeger RG, Jaeger MM. Effect of a ceramic and a non-ceramic hydroxyapatite on cell growth and procollagen synthesis of cultured human gingival fibroblasts. J Periodontol. 2000 Apr;71(4):540-5.
- Kashlan Z, Jafarian J, Fortes Ferreira C, Luepke P. Clinical evaluation of soft tissue closure in alveolar ridge preservation procedures: Part I. J Dent Oral Disord Ther. 2021;9(2):1-8.
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