Biomaterials for bone regeneration.
OBJECTIVE
This article reviews the literature on biomaterials used for bone regeneration.


METHODS
A total of seventeen bibliographic sources were found using the MEDLINE database and to avoid the variability of the search terms the thesaurus Mesh was used.


RESULTS
These materials act essentially due to their osteoconductive ability, although their osteoinductive capacity is being improved with the use of growth factors. As to their effectiveness, many differences exist between them and some even affect bone regeneration negatively.


CONCLUSIONS
Biomaterials used for bone regeneration are valid when the correct material is used. As yet the osteogenic capacity of autogenous bone has not been equalled by biomaterials. Tissue engineering has caused great interest because of its many possibilities, although more studies are necessary in order to achieve the ambitious expectations when it comes to tissue or organ regeneration in the human body.
Pérez-Sánchez
María-José
MJ
University of Murcia, Spain. mjps7@hotmail.com
Ramírez-Glindon
Elena
E
Lledó-Gil
Miguel
M
Calvo-Guirado
José-Luis
JL
Pérez-Sánchez
Cristina
C
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D006801:Humans
D001672:Biocompatible Materials