Development of implant/interconnected porous hydroxyapatite complex as new concept graft material.

BACKGROUND: Dental implant has been successfully used to replace missing teeth. However, in some clinical situations, implant placement may be difficult because of a large bone defect. We designed novel complex biomaterial to simultaneously restore bone and place implant. This complex was incorporat...

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Main Authors: Kazuya Doi, Hiroshi Oue, Koji Morita, Shiho Kajihara, Takayasu Kubo, Katsunori Koretake, Vittoria Perrotti, Giovanna Iezzi, Adriano Piattelli, Yasumasa Akagawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3494665?pdf=render