[An experimental validation of the use of various types of allografts for the replacement of mandibular defects]

The intensity of restructuring of various types of bone transplants and reaction of the adjacent tissues of the femoral distal epiphysis to these transplants was studied in rat experiments. The most manifest bone-inducing properties were detected in demineralized allobone, the least so in formalin-treated one; lyophilized and frozen transplants occupy an intermediate position between these two. These data are recommended to be borne in mind when replacing mandibular defects.