title: Bone regeneration in dentistry.
abstract: The edentulism of the jaws and the periodontal disease represent conditions that frequently leads to disruption of the alveolar bone. The loss of the tooth and of its bone of support lead to the creation of crestal defects or situation of maxillary atrophy. The restoration of a functional condition involves the use of endosseous implants who require adequate bone volume, to deal with the masticatory load. In such situations the bone need to be regenerated, taking advantage of the biological principles of osteogenesis, osteoinduction and osteoconduction. Several techniques combine these principles with different results, due to the condition of the bone base on which we operate changes, the surgical technique that we use, and finally for the bone metabolic conditions of the patient who can be in a state of systemic osteopenia or osteoporosis; these can also affect the result of jaw bone reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Section of Dentistry, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tonelli
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duvina
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barbato
authors.forename: Eleonora
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Biondi
authors.forename: Niccolò
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nuti
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brancato
authors.forename: Giovanna Delle
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Rose