Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate bone healing in calvarial defects using two bone graft substitute materials; biphasic beta-tricalcium phosphate/hydroxyapatite in hydrogel (ss-TCP/HA) versus composite non-demineralized xenogenic dentin with ss-TCP/HA mixture. Full thickness critical-sized defects were created bilaterally in 10 New Zealand male rabbits. Seven defects were left empty, six filled with biphasic tricalcium phosphate putty, and seven were filled with composite non-demineralized xenogenic dentin with biphasic tricalcium phosphate. Animals were sacrificed at eight weeks postoperatively and the healing of the biomaterial-filled defects was compared radiographically and by histomorphometry. Micro-computed tomography (CT) was utilized to analyze the osteogenesis and healing patterns of the defects. Quantitative analysis of volume fraction (%) of the newly formed bone and remaining graft material (FV=filling volume/TV=tissue volume) and mean intensity [HU] in the defects were evaluated. Defects filled with composite dentin with biphasic tri-calcium phosphate showed volume fraction (FV/TV) in the order of 55.81% +/- 17.72%, whereas defects filled with only biphasic tricalcium phosphate showed a fraction of 39.84% +/- 16.06%, which represent the ratio of remaining graft material and new bone formation to the tissue volume. The empty negative control defects showed a volume fraction of 19.14% +/- 8.787%. Histological analysis showed significant percentage increase in bone formation and residual graft with the composite Dentin/ss-TCP group after 8 weeks. The findings suggest that composite xenogenic dentin with biphasic tricalcium phosphate showed improved osteogenesis when compared to biphasic tricalcium phosphate without the addition of non-demineralized dentin. (c) 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater 107B: 773-782, 2019.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 773-782 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B-applied Biomaterials |
Volume | 107 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2019 |
Keywords
- bone regeneration
- bone substitutes
- bone transplantation
- skull
- X-ray micro-computed tomography
- dentin
- CALCIUM-PHOSPHATE
- EXPERIMENTAL-MODEL
- TISSUE-REACTIONS
- AUTOGENOUS BONE
- GROWTH-FACTORS
- FOLLOW-UP
- GRAFTS
- IMPLANTS
- BOVINE
- REPLANTATION