title: Clinical and histological case study using resorbable hydroxylapatite for the repair of osseous defects prior to endosseous implant surgery.
abstract: A clinical case--a follow-up clinical and histological study--is presented in this paper, which describes the use of resorbable hydroxylapatite [OsteoGen (H.A. Resorb), Impladent, Inc., & GBD Marketing Group, Inc., Medical Division, Valley Stream, NY 11580] for the repair of a large mandibular lesion, followed by the placement of an endosseous dental implant six weeks after the graft placement. A comparison of the histological results of four-month and 14-month bone biopsies of resorbable hydroxylapatite grafts is included in this report.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Wagner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D017886:Durapatite; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible; D013516:Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D017886:Durapatite