1995 • MAURO LABANCA • LABANCA PLUGGER
Thinking about new procedures and techniques, the nineties were a developmental period for GBR. Despite many studies about new biomaterials and their surfaces, minimal attention was given to the most effective way to handle them. During Labanca’s daily procedures and consultations, several different instruments were used to compact biomaterials inside of bone defects but none of themwere ever correct. During this time, Labanca was fascinated by the Hu-Friedy brand. Because of this, he suggested the development of a plugger with several functions. This plugger would be smooth enough to avoid damage to the biomaterial surface, act as a spatula on its lateral side tomodel the graft properly and have a large ending part in order to properly compact the graft. Hu-Friedy debuted the product in 1995, and together with Labanca they continue to develop additional instruments which are used to gain a better and more effective regenerative procedure.
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12 HISTORY OF KEY OPINION LEADERS
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