Correlation between density and resorption of fresh-frozen and autogenous bone grafts.

Simone Lumetti Carlo GalliEdoardo ManfrediUgo ConsoloClaudio MarchettiGiulia Ghiacci Andrea ToffoliMauro BonaniniAttilio SalgarelliGuido M Macaluso

Published in: BioMed research international (2014)

According to these 6-month results, only denser fresh-frozen bone graft may be an acceptable alternative to autologous bone for horizontal ridge augmentation. Further studies are needed to investigate its behaviour at longer time points.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
soft tissue
bone loss
bone regeneration
postmenopausal women
body composition
case control