The ability to predictably treat oral hard and soft tissue defects has been one of the cornerstones of periodontal and implant therapy. Many surgical techniques
and materials have been developed, refined, and modified to become less invasive and more esthetic. With all of the bio-materials available to the clinical
practice today, it is always helpful to apply an evidence-based approach to assist the clinician with the rapidly changing marketplace and legitimacies of new
products. Tissue engineering and biomimetic materials are not new, but still they have not seen a broad spectrum of use in clinical practice until recently.