Real-time assessment of guided bone regeneration in critical size mandibular bone defects in rats using collagen membranes with adjunct fibroblast growth factor-2

Background/purpose: Fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) regulates bone formation. The concept of guided bone regeneration using a resorbable collagen membrane (RCM) is generally accepted in implant dentistry. This study aimed to investigate the bone healing pattern in rat mandibular bone defects in r...

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Main Authors: Mitsuaki Furuhata, Tadahiro Takayama, Takanobu Yamamoto, Yasumasa Ozawa, Motoki Senoo, Manami Ozaki, Seiichi Yamano, Shuichi Sato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-10-01
Series:Journal of Dental Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1991790221000507