Background and objectives : Guided bone regeneration (GBR) has proven to be a predictable procedure for alveolar ridge augmentation prior to implant dentistry. In guided bone regeneration, a barrier membrane…
Background and objectives : Beneath titanium and zirconia recently also polyetheretherketone (PEEK) has been promoted as suitable implant material especially in orthopedics. Although highly biocompatible, these PEEK-based materials do not…
Background and objectives : Sinus augmentation procedures commonly employ osteoconductive scaffolding materials to stimulate and support bone formation. The aim of this study was to develop a simple screening methodology…
Introduction : Reconstruction of zygomatic-orbital complex remains as one of the challenging problems in the field of maxillofacial reconstruction regarding severe deficiencies as in syndromic Caesars, post traumatic deformities and…
In this study we took advantage of known impact of strontium (Sr) on bone metabolism and evaluated the effect of sustained supply of Sr on local bone healing. Four distinct…
Background and purpose : Hyperdry amniotic membrane (AM), a novel preservable material derived from the human amnion, has been introduced clinically in ophthalmology and other fields. The aim of this…
Chylous leakage is not an uncommon complication after neck dissection. It occurs in 1-2.5% of neck dissection, with majority (75-92%) on the left side. There is currently no recognized surgical…
Introduction : The use of tp3 forms to form an air/blood and fluid tight barrier that can assist in reduction of serous-sanguineous, chylous and blood secretions after surgery. We have…
Background and objectives : Biocompatibility is a prerequisite for any substance to be used as an implant material, and potential biomaterials need to be characterized by histological evaluation of tissue…
Objectives : To evaluate, in a rabbit model, the capacity of different polymer–bioceramic composite materials to regenerate a critical sized calvarial defect. Methods : In this paper various synthetic polylactic…
Objectives : The aim of the present study was the histological evaluation of implant coatings with the gylcosaminoglycans chondroitin sulfate (CS) and hyaluronan (Hya) with regard to their influence on…
Background and objective : We have reported that HAp/agarose composite gel (HAp gel) is useful as a bone grafting material for bone defects. We previously investigated the biological behaviour of…
The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the effects of Platelet Rich Fibrin (PRF) usage combined with graft and as a membrane on healing of bone defects….
Background and objectives : Mandibular reconstruction after tumour ablative surgery is essential for returning QOL of oral cancer survivours. But bone reconstruction surgery puts a severe strain on the patient….
Background and objectives : Osteoplastic materials are high demanded in maxillofacial surgery as an important tool for bone defects repair. Development of postgenomic, cellular and gene technologies is the basis…
The processed nerve allograft, Avance (AxoGen, Alachua, FL), has become a popular alternative to an autograft for the repair of nerve injuries, including the trigeminal nerve. Clinical outcome data on…
Objective : The study aimed to establish a novel animal model for trigeminal neuropathic pain following compression of the trigeminal nerve root, and estimate it on the ethology and pathology…
Castleman’s disease (CD) is an uncommon lymphoproliferative disorder that was first described by Benjamin Castleman. In 1969 Flendrig published the first retrospective study of CD, in 1972 Keller identified histological…
Background : Osteopontin (OPN) is a glycoprotein involved in inflammation, angiogenesis, and cancer metastasis, and has been found in the epithelium of keratocystic odontogenic tumor (KCOT) recently. Objective : Marsupialization…
Bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jaw is a rare but serious disease. In addition to the clinical examination radiological diagnostics and here in particular the cross-sectional imaging plays a major role….
