Ridge bone maintenance in human after extraction
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The Establishment of a Murine Mandibular Molar Extraction Socket Healing Model
Published on: January 13, 2023
Priscila Ladeira Casado1, Maria Eugênia Leite Duarte, Waldimir Carvalho
1Department of Master Course in Dentistry, Veiga de Almeida University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. priscilalcasado@terra.com.br
Purpose:
The aim of this study was to evaluate, clinically and histologically, the tissues formed in human alveolar sockets filled with bovine morphogenetic protein/bovine organic matrix (BOM) and absorbable membrane (AM) immediately after extraction.
Materials:
Forty-six human alveolar sockets, exhibiting buccal bone defects were selected for this study. Group 1 received no biomaterial to serve as control. Sockets from group 2 were filled with bovine bone morphogenetic protein (bBMP) associated with bOM. The association of bBMP/bOM/AM filled the alveolar defects from group 3. AM was placed over the defects from group 4. Clinical evaluation analyzed ridge width before biomaterial filling and 4 months after filling. Fifteen specimens were collected from groups 2, 3, and 4 for histologic analyses.
Results:
Clinical results showed no significant augmentation on the control group (-0.16 +/- 0.28 mm). All test sites, groups 2, 3, and 4, showed relevant ridge width augmentation (3.0 +/- 0.5 mm, 2.4 +/- 0.3 mm, and 2.9 +/- 0.6 mm, respectively) and no resorption. Histologically, all experimental alveolar sockets showed active bone formation with osteoid, osteoblasts, and cell differentiation.
Conclusion:
On the basis of this study, we concluded that bBMP/bOM with or without AM could preserve the ridge showing viable bone formation for future implant placement.
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