Evaluation of bone response to various anorganic bovine bone xenografts: an experimental calvaria defect study.
This in vivo study investigated the in vivo performance of two newly developed synthetic bone substitutes and compared them to commercially available xenografts (Bio-Oss, Geistlich Pharma AG, Switzerland; OsteoGraf, Dentsply, USA). The materials were tested in a rabbit calvaria model, and the bone forming properties were observed at 4 and 8 weeks after implantation by means of histomorphometry and micro computed tomography (micro-CT). Defects without any graft material were used as negative controls. Micro-CT showed that all materials tested presented new bone formation that filled the defects at both time points, whereas the negative control presented less bone formation, with soft tissue infiltration into the defects. Comparable bone fill percentages were observed for histomorphometric and micro-CT results. Even though no statistically significant difference was found quantitatively between all of the bone graft substitute groups, a higher mean decrease in graft material filling the defects, along with higher remodelling activity, was evident for the experimental materials compared to the commercially available xenografts at 8 weeks. The results indicate that the experimental materials possess high degradability, along with osteoconduction comparable to commercially available xenografts.
Department of Biomaterials and Biomimetics, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, USA.
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Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden. Electronic address: ryo.jimbo@mah.se.
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Department of Biomaterials and Biomimetics, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, USA.
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Department of Biomaterials and Biomimetics, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, USA.
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Department of Biomaterials and Biomimetics, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, USA.
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Department of Biomaterials and Biomimetics, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, USA.
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Department of Prosthodontics, University of Sao Paulo - Bauru School of Dentistry, Bauru, Brazil.
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Department of Biomaterials and Biomimetics, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, USA; School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA.
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Department of Biomaterials and Biomimetics, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, USA; Department of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D001861:Bone Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D002417:Cattle; D064593:Heterografts; D008903:Minerals / Q000494:pharmacology; D011817:Rabbits; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery*; D055114:X-Ray Microtomography
C077540:Bio-Oss; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D008903:Minerals; C118792:OsteoGraf-N
bone regeneration; calvaria.; histomorphometry; osteoconduction; xenograft