title: Bone and bone graft healing.
abstract: Bone is unique in connective tissue healing because it heals entirely by cellular regeneration and the production of a mineral matrix rather than just collagen deposition known as scar. This article discusses the cellular, tissue, and organ levels in each of the following sections--skeletal embryology, normal bone, examples of abnormal bone, and bone graft healing--as they relate to the jaws and the craniofacial skeleton.
authors: Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 9380 SW 150th Street, Miami, FL 33157, USA. rmarx@med.miami.edu
authors: Robert E
authors: RE
authors: Marx
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000502:physiology; D001857:Bone Matrix / Q000502:physiology; D001861:Bone Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D016723:Bone Remodeling / Q000502:physiology; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000502:physiology*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000196:embryology / Q000502:physiology*; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D012886:Skull / Q000502:physiology; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology