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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

• 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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• Tutoplast Graft: Any Advice for Using This Material?

  I am planning to perform a bone augmentation procedure on this region before doing implant placement using a Tutoplast graft.

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• Allograft with Calcium Sulfate Mixed In: Best Technique?

  I am currently placing allograft material in my extraction sites with Calcium Sulfate mixed in.

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• Algipore Plant-Based Hydroxyapatite for Sinus Lifts: Any Experience with this Material?

  Does any one have any first hand experience either good or bad with Algipore?

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• Very Enlarged Incisive Canal: Experience with this Situation?

  The CBVT scan reveals a very enlarged incisive canal which runs parallel to and extends well beyond the adjacent roots.

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• Adverse Effects for Bone Graft Material from Alpha-Chymotrypsin?

  Recently I heard a colleague talking about the effects of alpha-chymotrypsin on the bone graft material and the membrane used to cover the graft.

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• Membrane Dislodged: Recommendations?

  I performed site preservation at site #19 with BioOss and Collatape coverage and a few days later the Collatape membrane became dislodged, exposing the graft site.

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• Odontogenic Cyst: Graft or Not?

  Recently we extracted lower left second premolar which had a huge odontogenic cyst. Although the tooth was root canal treated the cyst persisted and eventually we had to extract the tooth. Should we have grafted that area with mineralized particulate bone and covered with a resorbable collagen membrane at the time of the surgery and then obtained primary closure?

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• Implant Patient with Horrible Sinus Issues: Take Off Steroids?

  I am an Internist and one of my patients had bone grafting done in preparation for dental implants. She has HORRIBLE sinus issues and we are headed into her bad season

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• PDGF-BB: Thoughts on this Material?

  I have heard a lot of good things about PDGF-BB. You can mix it with the bone graft material to increase healing. What are your thoughts on this material?

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• Foundation Bone Filling Augmentation Material: A Good Choice?

  I am looking for a simple and inexpensive bone graft material and I have read about Foundation [J. Morita], which is collagen-based.

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• Post-Operative Infections from Bone Grafting?

  Is anybody aware of any patients developing prion or other bacterial infections following bone grafting procedures?

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• PD VitalOs Cement: Thoughts on this new Synthetic Bone Regeneration Material?

  I have heard about PD VitalOs Cement, a synthetic bone regeneration material, that can be injected into a prospective implant site where it stimulates bone production.

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• Bio-Oss: Mix Small and Large Particle Sizes?

  Bio-0ss representatives recommend mixing small and large particle sizes, but is anyone comfortable using large particle size only?

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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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