Integrating soft and hard tissues via interface tissue engineering

Gradient biomaterials for soft-to-hard interface tissue engineering.

Interface tissue engineering (ITE) is a rapidly developing field that aims to fabricate biological tissue alternates with the goal of repairing or regenerating the functions of diseased or damaged zones at the interface of different tissue types (also called "interface tissues"). Notable examples of the interface tissues in the human body include ligament-to-bone, tendon-to-bone and cartilage-t...

Orthopedic interface tissue engineering for the biological fixation of soft tissue grafts.

Interface tissue engineering is a promising new strategy aimed at the regeneration of tissue interfaces and ultimately enabling the biological fixation of soft tissue grafts used in orthopedic repair and sports medicine. Many ligaments and tendons with direct insertions into subchondral bone exhibit a complex enthesis consisting of several distinct yet continuous regions of soft tissue, noncalc...

Laser Treatment of Oral Hard and Soft Tissues

The usefulness of lasers for oral hardand softtissue procedures has been reported by several Authors. The main clinical advantages are represented by minimal patient discomfort and good recovery, with decreased or absent post-operative pain. Recently a number of cases have been described in the literature concerning the advantages of using lasers for the management of osteonecrosis of the jaws ...

Evaluation of mandibular hard and soft tissues in cleft patients

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to compare the mandibular hard and soft tissue measurements of unilateral and bilateral cleft lip and palate patients with non-cleft individuals. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study sample comprised of lateral cephalograms of 45 subjects. Sample included 15 non-cleft (NC), 15 unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) and 15 bilateral cleft lip and palate (BCLP) case...

Integrating Interface Slicing Into Software Engineering Processes