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Outcomes were assessed from records and cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) datasets using 2-D measurements of clinical attachment loss (CAL) and vertical bone defect ratio (VBDR) and 3-D volumetric analysis. Success was defined as CAL improvement (\u2265 1 mm) and VBDR reduction (&gt; 10%). Volumetric analysis was used to quantify infrabony defect fill.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sc_a3\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>20 periodontal defects in 16 dogs were included (allograft, n = 10; xenograft, 10). Median follow-up was 7 months (range, 6 to 14 months). All defects met the success criteria. Median CAL decreased from 5.0 mm (range, 3.0 to 8.0 mm) to 2.0 mm (range, 1.0 to 3.0 mm), and median VBDR decreased from 0.42 (range, 0.16 to 0.78) to 0.18 (range, 0.04 to 0.46). Volumetric analysis revealed a median infrabony defect fill of 98.49% (range, 71.86% to 100.00%).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sc_a4\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Membrane-free GTR with EMD was associated with clinically meaningful periodontal improvement and substantial infrabony defect fill in appropriately selected canine patients with vertical infrabony defects. Prospective, controlled studies are warranted to further evaluate its efficacy and indications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sc_a5\">\n                    <jats:title>Clinical Relevance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This membrane-free regenerative approach may provide a practical tooth-preserving treatment option for selected small-breed dogs when conventional barrier-membrane placement is technically challenging.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2460\/ajvr.26.04.0190","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,14]],"date-time":"2026-07-14T15:34:02Z","timestamp":1784043242000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Membrane-free guided tissue regeneration with enamel matrix derivative and bone graft materials improves 3-dimensional periodontal outcomes in small dogs"],"prefix":"10.2460","volume":"87","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0465-3450","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Daehyun","family":"Kwon","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"May Veterinary Dental Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea"},{"name":"Contributed equally to this work."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0898-373X","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Young-Jin","family":"Jang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Animal Diseases and Health, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju, Republic of Korea"},{"name":"Contributed equally to this work."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-4095-2924","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Gyumin","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Jidongbeom Animal Ophthalmic and Dental Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1272","reference":[{"issue":"12","key":"B1","series-title":"J Small Anim Pract","first-page":"1051","article-title":"Epidemiology of periodontal disease in dogs in the UK primary-care veterinary setting","volume":"62","author":"O\u2019Neill DG","year":"2021","unstructured":"O\u2019Neill DG, Mitchell CE, Humphrey J, Church DB, Brodbelt DC, Pegram C. 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