Australasian Dentist Magazine Issue_98

Turning Up the Volume on Patient and Practice Satisfaction Provides stable augmented soft tissue in terms of both quality and quantity, while eliminating the donor site, shortening surgical time, and lowering patient pain perception.2-3, 5-7 Geistlich Fibro-Gide® is a volume-stable collagen matrix specifically designed for palate free soft tissue regeneration. Ideal Matrix for Volume Stability > Made of Collagen – a porcine, porous, resorbable, and volume-stable collagen matrix1 > Volume Stability – the reconstituted collagen undergoes smart cross-linking for volume stability of the matrix1 > Supports Soft Tissue Integration – the porous network supports angiogenesis, formation of new connective tissue, and stability of the collagen network in submerged healing situations2,3 > Soft Tissue Formation – animal models have shown good product integration into the surrounding soft tissue while maintaining stability4 References: 1. Instructions for Use. Geistlich Fibro-Gide®.Geistlich Pharma AG, Wolhusen, Switzerland. 2. Thoma DS. et al. J Clin Periodontol. 2016 Oct; 43(10): 874–85 (clinical). 3. Thoma DS. et al. Clin Oral Implants Res. 2012 Dec; 23(12): 1333–9 (pre-clinical). 4. Thoma DS. et al. Clin Oral Implants Res. 2015 Mar; 26(3): 263–70 (pre-clinical) 5. Zeltner M. et al. J Clin Periodontol. 2017 Apr; 44(4): 446–453 (clinical). 6. Huber S et al. J Clin Periodontol. 2018 Apr;45(4):504-512 (clinical). 7. Chappuis V et al. Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent. 2018 Jul/Aug;38:575-582 (clinical). 8. Maiorana C. et al. (2016). Open Dent J. 22(10): 395-410. 9. McGuire MK, Scheyer ET. (2016). J Periodontol. 87(3): 221-227. 10. Sanz, M. et al. (2009). J Clin Periodontol. 36(10): 868-76. 11. McGuire, M. et al. (2022). JPeriodontol. 93(3): 333-342. palate free INNOVATION by Geistlich THE Alternative Soft Tissue Graft > Fewer Surgical Procedures – Eliminates the need to harvest an autologous graft > Patient Morbidity – No palate required significantly reduces post-operative pain and chair time5, 8-10 > Complication Free Healing – No increase in post-surgical complications were observed with Geistlich Fibro-Gide® vs a Connective Tissue Graft2 > Patient Preferred – 66.7% of patients prefer Geistlich Fibro-Gide®over connective tissue graft treatment11 UNIQUE BENEFITS PRODUCT BENEFITS

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