Guided bone regeneration principles and treatment strategies to create a successful long-term implant-host interface

Guided bone regeneration as a concept and in practice has been prevalent for many years and has yielded scientific evidence useful to assist the clinician in choosing the right technique for the right clinical situation. In this presentation, basic principles of guided bone regeneration will be briefly presented. Specifically, how guided bone regeneration can be used to prevent bone loss and to manage bone loss around an ailing implant will be presented.