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Many kinds of membrane have been used for the guided bone regeneration (GBR) technique. However, most membranes do not fulfill all requirements for the ideal membrane for GBR technique. Among them, collagen membrane has been most widely used. However, its high price and weak tensile strength in wet

Many kinds of membrane have been used for the guided bone regeneration (GBR) technique. However, most membranes do not fulfill all requirements for the ideal membrane for GBR technique. Among them, collagen membrane has been most widely used. However, its high price and weak tensile strength in wet condition are limitations for wide clinical application. Synthetic polymers also have been used for GBR technique. Recently, silk based membrane has been considered as a membrane for GBR technique. Though there have been many promising preclinical data for a silk membrane, the clinical data for the silk membrane has been few. However, silk based material has been used clinically as vessel-tie material and electrospun silk membrane was applied to patients successfully. Adverse effect has not been reported related to the silk suture. Considering that silk membrane can be provided cheap price to the patients, its clinical application should be encouraged.