Bone Substitues In Prosthodontic Service

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/bpj/684

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The use of artificial bone graft substitutes has increased as the surgical applications widen and the availability of allograft bone decreases. The ideal graft substitute should reabsorb with time to allow and encourage new bone formation whilst maintaining its properties as an osteoconductive scaffold until it is no longer required. A potential disadvantage of some synthetic substitutes is their long dissolution time. Autologous bone grafting is currently considered as the gold standard to restore bone defects. However, clinical benefit is not guaranteed and there is an associated 8–39% complication rate. This has resulted in the development of alternative (synthetic) bone substitutes.

osteoconductive; Bones;bone substitutes