[Tissue substitution in experimental oral surgery from a general viewpoint of pathology]

In experimental maxillo-facial surgery the replacement of large pieces of bone as a substitute for tissue is of special practical interest. The various possibilities of the interaction and connection between transplants and alloplastic implants in the surgical bed especially in bone are demonstrated under the aspects of general pathology and some proposals are given for a more precise terminology in this field. The application of dynamic load to implants is shown to be a leading factor for the development of the special biotechnical structure of a neoperiodontal ligament during the regeneration of tissue in the case of the dental rod implant. Stimulation is given for the improvement and development of better allopastic implant materials yielding to a durable connection between bone and implant.