title: Human histologic and electromicroscopic analysis with synthetic peptide enhanced hydroxyapatite in the maxillary sinus elevation procedure: a case report.
abstract: Elevation of the sinus floor to augment the alveolar process to place implants is an effective treatment. The traditional use of autologous bone implies a secondary donor site and the related morbidity, and, hence, is not readily accepted by many patients. The new graft material, synthetic peptide enhanced hydroxyapatite (PepGen P-15 Flow, Ceramed Dental, Lakewood, CO, DENTSPLY Int.,York, PA), shows the ease in use and ability to generate new bone growth in the sinus elevation procedure. Histologic and electromicroscopic analysis was performed on the new bone formed after the application.
authors.affiliation: Discipline of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, 34 Hospital Road, Hong Kong SAR, China. rwkyeung@hkusua.hku.hk
authors.forename: Richie W K
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Yeung
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pow
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D001861:Bone Regeneration / Q000502:physiology; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015921:Dental Implants; D017886:Durapatite / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010012:Osteogenesis / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D018786:Bone Substitutes; D015921:Dental Implants; C403137:PepGen P-15; D017886:Durapatite