New bone formation after a sinus lift procedure using demineralized freeze-dried bone and tricalcium phosphate
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Biological Compatibility Profile on Biomaterials for Bone Regeneration
Published on: November 16, 2018
E L Scher1, R B Day, P M Speight
1Department of Prosthodontics, Temple University School of Dentistry, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Implant Dentistry
|June 5, 1999
Abstract:
A mixture of demineralized freeze-dried bone and beta-tricalcium phosphate was used for bone augmentation in a sinus lift procedure. Hydroxyapatite-coated implants were placed in the newly formed bone-like material before prosthetic reconstruction. A biopsy specimen taken at 16 months showed that the bone-like material was composed of normal lamellar and woven bone.
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