eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal 0974-6242 2015-10-25 8 october Spl Edition 365 368 10.13005/bpj/705 3508 article Priya Prabhakar 1 Bhuvaneshwarri 2 Associate Professor, Department of Periodontics and Implantalogy, Tagore Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, India Department of Periodontics, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath University, Pallikaranai, Chennai-600100 This paper is a review on Guided Bone Regeneration. Guided Bone Regeneration has emerged as a predictable method to enhance the bone volume in deficient recipient sites prior to implant placement.  It provides sufficient bone volume and adequate soft tissue thickness to enable implants to be placed at the most optimal position from a prosthetic point of view.  The barrier membrane acts as a physical barrier, excluding competing and non-osteogenic cells from the overlying mucosa into the membrane-protected space. https://biomedpharmajournal.org/vol8octoberspledition/guided-bone-regeneration-a-review/ Guided Bone Regeneration Review