title: Autogenous teeth used for bone grafting: a comparison with traditional grafting materials.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study evaluated the surface structures and physicochemical characteristics of a novel autogenous tooth bone graft material currently in clinical use.
  
  
  METHODS
  The material's surface structure was compared with a variety of other bone graft materials via scanning electron microscope (SEM). The crystalline structure of the autogenous tooth bone graft material from the crown (AutoBT crown) and root (AutoBT root), xenograft (BioOss), alloplastic material (MBCP), allograft (ICB), and autogenous mandibular cortical bone were compared using x-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. The solubility of each material was measured with the Ca/P dissolution test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results of the SEM analysis showed that the pattern associated with AutoBT was similar to that from autogenous cortical bones. In the XRD analysis, AutoBT root and allograft showed a low crystalline structure similar to that of autogenous cortical bones. In the CaP dissolution test, the amount of calcium and phosphorus dissolution in AutoBT was significant from the beginning, while displaying a pattern similar to that of autogenous cortical bones.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In conclusion, autogenous tooth bone graft materials can be considered to have physicochemical characteristics similar to those of autogenous bones.
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Section of Dentistry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Kyun
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea. Electronic address: sgckim@chosun.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Su-Gwan
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Section of Dentistry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Pil-Young
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: In-Sung
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Yeo
authors.affiliation: Graduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung-Chan
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji-Su
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Oral Anatomy, School of Dentistry, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Heung-Joong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Graduate Student, Department of Oral Anatomy, School of Dentistry, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Sun-Kyoung
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Research Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Sook-Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Research Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae-Sung
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: CTO, R&D Director, Korea Tooth Bank, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: In-Woong
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Um
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Dental Hygiene, Kangwon National University, Samcheok, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Mi-Ae
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Gyung-Wook
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D064592:Autografts; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000737:chemistry*; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002417:Cattle; D003461:Crystallography; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D012995:Solubility; D014070:Tooth / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000637:transplantation / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D018786:Bone Substitutes