Open AccessBone grafts in dentistry
Author(s) -
Prasanna Kumar,
Belliappa Vinitha,
Ghousia Fathima
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.113312
Subject(s) - dentistry , bone healing , scaffold , medicine , biomedical engineering , surgery
Bone grafts are used as a filler and scaffold to facilitate bone formation and promote wound healing. These grafts are bioresorbable and have no antigen-antibody reaction. These bone grafts act as a mineral reservoir which induces new bone formation.