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Discussions on Bone Grafting

Welcome to the Bone Grafting Section of OsseoNews.com, where you can research, and participate in discussions about Bone Grafting. It's the one place where dentists, surgeons, and industry experts share their knowledge on Bone Grafting.

Recent Bone Grafting Discussions

• Mucograft Collagen Matrix Membrane Product: Results?

  I have learned about a new collagen matrix membrane product called Mucograft. The material is supposed to promote the regeneration of keratinized ginigva in association with grafting or tissue augmentation procedures.

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• Patient Complains of Numbness after Implant Surgery with Graft: Is this a Complication from the Graft Material?

  The patient has returned now with the chief complaint of complete numbness of her lower lip on the side the surgery was done. Should I approach this from the perspective of a complication of the surgery or a complication of the graft material?

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• GBR Patient Reporting Pain when Preparing Osteotomy Sites?

  Have a patient who had GBR, everything was going well until I started preparing the osteotomy sites.

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• Block Grafts: Complete Decortications Necessary?

  I am going to do a cortico-cancellous block graft in the anterior mandible. Is complete decortications of the recipient site absolutely necessary?

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• Implant Site Development: Easier Way to Accomplish Graft Fixation?

  I attended a course on implant site development where several lecturers from Europe recommend particulate or autograft mixed with particulate grafts stabilized with metal screws and covered with a titanium or Teflon/titanium supported membrane.

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• Barrier Membranes: Are there Alternatives?

  Are there any materials that can be mixed and applied over the graft to harden and contain the graft material? Is there a reasonable alternative to barrier membranes?

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• Bone Grafting at Time of Extraction: Can This Get Costly?

  Bone grafting at the time of extraction adds the cost of the graft and membrane. But if later a block graft is required to develop the site for implant placement, that is even more costly and may entail two surgical procedures.

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• Benefits of PRP and PRGF: Does the Clinical Experience Support the Literature?

  I have read about PRP and PRGF and have attended lectures on the subject. It seems like the literature establishes a strong case for the benefits of using these in bone grafts to enhance regeneration and healing.

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• Grafting an Extraction Site even when the Buccal Cortical Plate is Intact?

  What is the current thinking on grafting extraction sites? My understanding is that if the buccal cortical plate is intact there is no need to graft.

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• How Do I Choose the Right Bone Graft Material?

  There is a bewildering array of different materials available for bone grafting procedures. How do you choose which bone graft material to use?

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• Bilateral Maxillary Sinus Lifts with Bone Augmentation: How Long To Wait Before Implant Placement?

  My surgeon has told me that after he does these procedures I will have to wait 9 -12 months for the bone grafts to completely heal before he can go in and place the implant fixtures.

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• Sandwich Bone Graft Technique: How are the Results?

  I read an article in a peer reviewed dental journal describing a new technique for achieving more predictable results in bone grafting implants where the threads have been exposed.

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• Mix Antibiotic with Bone Graft to Decrease Post-Operative Infection?

  I was wondering if I would decrease my chance for post-operative infection if I mix an antibiotic with the bone graft material?

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• Hip Graft: How Long to Wait Before Placement of Implants in Maxilla?

  How long do you have to wait after a hip graft before placement of implants in the maxilla?

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• Deficient Buccolingual Bone: Recommendations?

  I have a healthy young adult male who is missing #7 and I’m planning a single free-standing dental implant fixture. The buccolingual dimension of the alveolar ridge in that area appears to have a buccal concavity.

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• Particulate Graft: Place Implant and then Pack?

  Can I place the implant and then pack the Puros around it?

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• Should I Remove Titanium Screws to Hold Block Graft in Place?

  I’m not sure if I will be able to achieve primary stability. If not, do I have to go back in and to remove the titanium screws that I used to hold the block graft in place?

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• Osteocel: Eliminate Need for an AutoGraft Due to Unique Properties?

  I have seen advertisements for Osteocel, which describe this as a bone matrix product containing stem cells

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• Xenogenous Block Graft Cracked: What Should I Do?

  I re-entered the site and placed two implants. The block graft cracked. I filled the fractured areas with Bio-Oss and covered it with a membrane.

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• Bone Graft Exposed: How to Deal with this Condition?

  I have an implant case which involved ridge splitting, implant placement, guided bone regeneration using Bio-Oss (Osteohealth) and Epiguide membrane (Riemser) in the left posterior mandible area (35-37).

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• Allergic Reaction to Bio-Oss: Is it Possible?

  I know this seems like a silly question but is it possible to have an allergic reaction to Bio-Oss or Bio-Gide (Gestlich)?

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• Ridge Augmentation for Implants: Block Graft vs. Particulate Bone Grafts?

  I sent a dental implant patient over to my oral surgeon to find out if he could have a bone graft on his maxillary alveolar ridges to increase bone height, width and volume.

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• Alternative to Bone Grafts for Implants?

  For personal religious reasons I do not want animal or human bone graft material to be placed in my body.

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• Bone Morphogenic Protein: Is this Required for New Implant Cases?

  Should I expect my periodontist or oral surgeon to use BMP or PRP or any of the new bioactive materials to promote osseointegration?

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• Grafton Flex: Any Experience with this This Product?

  Does anyone have experience with Grafton Flex, a demineralized bone fiber product?

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