Histomorphometric, Immunohistochemical and Microtomographic Comparison between Autogenous and Xenogenous Bone Blocks for Mandibular Lateral Augmentation in Rabbits.

Erick Ricardo SilvaVitor Ferreira BalanBotticelli Daniele Claudio Soldini Roberta Okamoto Samuel Porfirio Xavier

Published in: Materials (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)

Both xenogenous and autogenous bone blocks presented similar percentages of newly formed bone over time. However, bone volume, the quality of the grafted area and graft incorporation to the recipient sites were superior in the autogenous compared with the equine xenogenous graft sites.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
soft tissue
bone loss
bone regeneration
postmenopausal women
body composition
minimally invasive