Richard J Miron, Masako Fujioka-Kobayashi, Michael A Pikos, Toshiaki Nakamura, Takatomo Imafuji, Yufeng Zhang, Yukiya Shinohara, Anton Sculean, Yoshinori Shirakata
Bone grafts are typically categorized into four categories: autografts, allografts, xenografts, and synthetic alloplasts. While it was originally thought that all bone grafts should be slowly resorbed and replaced with native bone over time, accumulating evidence has in fact suggested that the use of nonresorbable xenografts is favored for certain clinical indications. Thus, many clinicians take advantage of the nonresorbable properties/features of xenografts for various clinical indications, such as contour augmentation, sinus grafting, and guided bone regeneration, which are often combined with allografts (e...
February 7, 2024: Periodontology 2000