Membrane

A membrane is defined as a barrier because its main task is to prevent micro-leakage and infection by applying around the bone graft in oral, dental, and maxillofacial surgery. Bone grafts are essential materials that repair and rebuild bone in the jaw. So bone graft can directly replace the missing bone or provide a scaffold. Bone graft and membrane should be applied to prevent bone loss, especially after tooth extraction. Membranes are used to have the most predictable results.

Types of Membrane

Although there are many different types, they break down into basically two categories: Resorbable (Dissolvable) and Non-resorbable (Non-dissolvable) membranes.

The membrane must resorb very quickly and the critical period must be maintained for 3-4 weeks, to maximize bone regeneration. However, there is no vital difference between resorbable and non-resorbable membranes on the healing of bone defects. Nevertheless, the fact that it is self-resorbable makes resorbable membranes more advantageous, since a second operation is not required for removal. Resorbable surface has a less open structure and prevents bacteria products from entering it. 

The main material of resorbable membranes is collagen, whereas non-absorbable membranes generally consist of titanium and dense polytetrafluoroethylene.

The Most Common Problems After Surgery

It is vital to keep a proper follow-up after the dental implant application because it takes to fuse the bone graft to the natural bones. It is a pain-free process as long as patients take proper medicine, such as antibiotics. 

After dental implant surgery, some problems can occur, but this is a rare situation and the problems occurred are not important and easily treated. The risks after the dental implant surgery can be listed as follows: infection, nerve damage, sinus problems.

After Surgery

By following a few simple do's and don'ts, you can recover more quickly:

• You should try to eat soft food for a while such as pasta, cooked vegetables, etc.

• You should not eat spicy, salty, or hot food.

• Avoid hard - sticky foods.

• Stay away from chewing on the surgical site. 

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