Open AccessTHE USE OF DEMORALIZED FREEZE-DRIED BONE AND NONRESORBABLE HYDROXYAPATITE IN THE TREATMENT OF BUCCAL DEHISCENCES AROUND IMPLANTS
Author(s) -
Paul A. Fugazzotto,
T J Hempton
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
implant dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1538-2982
pISSN - 1056-6163
DOI - 10.1097/00008505-199304000-00008
Subject(s) - buccal administration , dentistry , medicine
A mixture of equal parts of demineralized freeze-dried human cortical bone and nonresorbable porous hydroxyapatite was used in conjunction with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene membrane to promote deposition of bone in buccal dehiscences around dental implants. Two case studies are presented.