Comparison between different isoelectric points of biodegradable gelatin sponges incorporating β-tricalcium phosphate and recombinant human fibroblast growth factor-2 for ridge augmentation: A preclinical study of saddle-type defects in dogs.
Shunsuke FukubaTatsuya AkizukiShu HoshiTakanori MatsuuraAmmar Shujaa AddinMunehiro OkadaYasuhiko TabataMakoto MatsuiMakoto J TabataMakoto Sugiura-NakazatoYuichi IzumiPublished in: Journal of periodontal research (2018)
These findings suggest that in ridge augmentation of saddle-type defects, controlled release of rhFGF-2 induces notably more alveolar bone formation than does short-term application of rhFGF-2.