Ehsan Sadeghian Dehkord

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1. Introduction Guided bone regeneration (GBR) is a therapeutic strategy pursued in dental sciences for its potential to treat periodontal and maxillofacial defects and bone atrophies following tooth extraction. Bone substitute biomaterials that support alveolar augmentation play a key role in ensuring the success of the bone regeneration process [1].