A model for the evaluation of mandibular bone response to implant materials.
An in vivo animal (goat) mandibular bone model has been evaluated for the cortical and trabecular bone response to biomaterials with different elastic modulus and/or different surfaces. The effect of the elastic modulus on the bone formation was also studied. The difficulties encountered in orientation of the implants probably could have been surmounted if pre-operative radiographs had been available. It was also established that there is a large variance in the amount of trabecular and cortical bone in the mandible of the goat 'bone model'.
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Department of Biomaterials, University of Leiden, The Netherlands.
Klein
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van Rossen
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D000537:Aluminum Oxide / Q000737:chemistry; D000818:Animals; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D015921:Dental Implants; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D017886:Durapatite / Q000737:chemistry; D004548:Elasticity; D005260:Female; D006041:Goats; D006244:Hardness; D008334:Mandible / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D008768:Methylmethacrylates / Q000737:chemistry; D016348:Osseointegration; D013499:Surface Properties; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry
D015921:Dental Implants; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D017886:Durapatite; D014025:Titanium; D000537:Aluminum Oxide