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R Ciuluvică1, S Grădinaru2, M Popescu3
1Anatomy Department, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
Introduction:
This study was meant to test a new type of bone graft on an animal model. This material was a nanostructured hydroxyapatite.
Materials And Methods:
the study was conducted according to Ethic Committee Regulation on animal model (Oryctolagus cuniculus - rabbit) between August and November 2014, at "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest. The animals were tested by using a CT at the level of the mandible before and after using the nanostructured hydroxyapatite.
Results:
The animals were CT scanned at 1, 2 and respectively 3 months, noticing a growth of the mandibular bone density. After 3 months, a bone density equal with the density of the healthy bone was noticed.
Conclusions:
The use of the bone graft could be a viable alternative to available materials. The advantage was that bone recovery had a density similar to the density of the healthy bone and the cost of production was low because it was made out of Calcium azotate and monobasic ammonium phosphate.
