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Can Adding PepGen to Bio-Oss Enhance Bone Growth?
I have heard several times at implant seminars that adding PepGen P-15 can enhance the amount of bone growth.
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Mixing PRP and Bio-Oss?
In case of using Platelet Rich Plasma and Bio-Oss mixed together for bone augmentation procedures, what is the ratio between the PRP and Bio-Oss?
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Exposure of Bio-Oss Graft in Endodontically Treated Tooth: How to Approach?
I have grafted an extraction site after extracting tooth #19 [mandibular left first molar] with Bio-Oss… the tooth had previously had endodontic therapy and I inadvertently left some pieces of gutta-percha behind in the bone around the socket.
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DentoGen: A New Approach to Bone Grafting
In this post, we are pleased to present an interview with Orthogen Corporation about their new product, DentoGen, an FDA approved medical grade calcium sulfate hemihydrate for bone regeneration in dentistry.
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Collagen on Graft Site for Pregnant Woman?
The oral surgeon placed collagen over the graft site and advised me that it was safe. However everything I am seeing online indicates it is contraindicated for pregnant and nursing women.
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Suitable Barrier Material for Block Graft?
I have a patient with bone loss in the premaxilla as a result of trauma in a car accident. I have to do an onlay graft in order to increase bone volume for dental implant placement.
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Loose Bio-Oss Particles: Can Implants Be Placed?
I have re-entered grafted sockets three months post extraction to place an implant and found loose Bio-Oss particles.
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Mixing Metronidazole Solution in Grafting Material?
I attended an excellent lecture where the speaker described how he customarily mixes Metronidazole 0.5% solution in grafting material when he does sinus lifts. I was wondering if this is a widespread practice in the rest of the dental implant community?
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Assessing Graft Site for Possible Infection?
How do I know if the grafted material has osseointegrated and healed well enough for me to place an implant?
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Titanium Membrane Exposure: Solutions?
I have placed 3 implants and grafted around the implants with autogenous bone chips and a non-resorbable titanium membrane 3 weeks ago.
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Small Tear Over Graft Material: Best Course of Action?
I have placed a dental implant with an onlay graft covered with a Bio-Gide membrane and When I was placing the membrane over the graft site, it developed a small tear over the graft material which is now exposed at that point.
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Graft Material Appears Gone: Suggestions?
Using the Bio-Col technique with Bio-Oss to graft the gap between the socket walls and implant, I was able to engage about 5 mm of fresh bone beyond the apex of the tooth.
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Graft Resorption: What are Normal Limits?
Was this magnitude of graft resorption within normal limits or is something pathologic going on?
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Graft: At Time of Extraction or After Site Heals?
Is it better to wait to do the bone graft until after the extraction site heals or should it be done at the time of extraction?
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Graft Has Resorbed: How To Handle?
I placed this implant 3.5 months ago and used a Puros graft and covered this with a BioMed membrane, but now it looks as though the graft has resorbed.
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