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Discussions on Regenerative Products

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

Recent Regenerative Products Discussions

• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• PRP and BMP: Should These Become Standard of Care for Implant Placement?

  We have good evidence that Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and Bone Morphogenic Proteins (BMP) can significantly enhance osteogenesis. Should these become standard of care?

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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