Dr. Barry Bartee received his undergraduate education from Abilene Christian University where he earned a B.S. in Biology and then received the DDS degree from Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas, TX in 1986.

After 9 years in general restorative practice, Dr. Bartee completed additional studies at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, receiving the M.D. degree in 1999. He currently practices general dentistry with a special interest in implant dentistry in Lubbock, TX.

Dr. Bartee has a special interest in alveolar bone regeneration,and has authored numerous scientific articles on this and other topics related to implant dentistry. He holds two U.S. patents related to bone preservation following tooth extraction, and has lectured nationally and internationally on this topic. Dr. Bartee is an Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, at Texas Tech School of Medicine and is an adjunct Clinical Professor at Texas A&M – Baylor College of Dentistry.

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Articles
Bartee BK. The use of high-density polytetrafluoroethylene membrane to treat oral osseous defects: Clinical reports. Implant Dentistry 4:21-32, 1995.

Bartee BK. A membrane and graft technique for ridge maintenance using high-density polytetrafluoroethylene membrane (n-PTFE) and hydroxylapatite. Texas Dental Journal 112:7-16, 1995.

Bartee BK, Perkins CE. Reconstruction of an edentulous maxilla with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) defect using bilateral subantral bone augmentation and endosseous titanium implants: Case report and 3-year follow up. Texas Dental Journal 112:35-41, 1995.

Bartee BK, Carr JA. A histological study of the effect of high-density polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane as a guided tissue barrier in rat mandibular defects. Journal of Oral Implantology 21:88-95, 1995.

Bartee BK. A simplified technique for ridge preservation after tooth extraction. Dentistry Today 14:62-67, 1995.

Bartee BK. Evaluation of a New Polytetrafluoroethylene Guided Tissue Regeneration Membrane in Healing Extraction Sites. Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry. 19;1256-1264, 1998.

Bartee BK. Ridge augmentation with dense hydroxlyapatite/resorbable suture matrix. General Dentistry 2001;312-315.

Bartee BK. Extraction site reconstruction for alveolar ridge preservation. Part 1: Rationale and materials selection. Journal of Oral Implantology 2001;27:187-193.

Bartee BK. Extraction site reconstruction for alveolar ridge preservation. Part 2: Membrane-assisted surgical technique. Journal of Oral Implantology 2001;27:194-197.

Bartee BK. Oral Implantology And The Future of Dentistry. Texas Dental Journal 2001;118:334-345.

Bartee, BK. Esthetic Considerations in Implant Dentistry. Texas Dental Journal 2005;122:318-331.

Barber HD, Lignelli J, Smith B, Bartee BK. Using a dense PTFE membrane without primary closure to achieve bone and tissue regeneration. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2007;65:748-752.