JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY, cilt.72, sa.8, ss.1016-1024, 2001 (SCI-Expanded)
Background: Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) barrier membranes have been widely used for guided tissue regeneration (GTR) of the human periodontal ligament (PL). However, the precise cellular and molecular events involved in the re-growth of the new tissue are still unclear.