Experts presented a new biomaterial for improving the quality of the fabrics perimplantarios without the need of autografts.

-Faced with connective tissue graft matrix collagen allows early scarring, less sense of pain, prevents hemorrhages and reduces the need to take anti-inflammatory drugs and analgesics

-perimplantitis is a common problem that affects to the implants and causes to lose bone

Madrid, April of 2011- the matrix collagen may soon be used by all dentists as an alternative to the inconvenience and pain caused by connective tissue graft. Dr. Fabio Vignoletti, researcher hired by Universidad Complutense de Madrid and a specialist in periodontics and implants the clinic Periocentrum Madrid, presented the results of pre-clinical and clinical studies that demonstrate the advantages of the use of this new material at the Cannes Osteology Symposium on dental implants.

Perimplantitis is a common problem that affects to implants dental, causing to lose bone and reducing its useful life. In certain clinical situations, to prevent perimplantitis dentists come to make a speech which consists in the increase of the keratinized gingiva. The usual technique is take a portion of the palate gum and adapt it to the area of the implant; Thus the increase of keratinized gingiva is obtained. However, this type of autograft causes sensation of pain in the patient, can cause bleeding late and needed in two areas of surgical intervention ”, explains Dr. Vignoletti.

Prof. Mariano Sanz, Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry of the University Complutense of Madrid, and experts of the Periocentrum Dr. Ramón Lorenzo clinic and Dr. Fabio Vignoletti, which are part of his research team have been the first to compare the graft of connective tissue with the new matrix collagen in two controlled clinical trials, randomizados, at the same time. The researchers noted that the use of the collagen matrix allows an early healing, patients experience less pain sensation, reduces the possibility of producing bleeding and the need for analgesics or anti-inflammatory drugs. Thus, to analyze the healing times discovered that any sensation of pain with the use of the new biomaterial disappeared a week or ten days earlier in the connective tissue graft and, therefore, the patient’s recovery was much faster.

The use of the collagen matrix will help us to improve the quality of tissues in different clinical situations around implants for our patients, it is a way of preventing the development of perimplantitis and ensure more long-term health ”, says doctor Vignoletti. This specialist has already used the new material in several pilot experiences in the clinic Periocentrum Madrid, but the matrix collagen is not marketed in Spain up in a few months.

The Osteology International Symposium, organized by the Osteology Foundation, has brought over 3,000 specialists in Cannes. The regeneration of tissue, the management of risk factors and of complex cases, the latest results in bone regeneration and new treatments and products for the increase of soft tissue are issues that raise interest in the field of the Periodontics and implants dental and that they have been addressed in these workshopsamong other matters related to tooth regeneration.