background: recently, tissue engineering has developed approaches for repair and restoration of damaged skeletal system based on different scaffolds and cells. this study evaluated the ability of differentiated osteoblasts from adipose‑derived stem cells (adscs) seeded into hydroxyapatite/ tricalcium phosphate (ha‑tcp) to repair bone. methods: in this study, adscs of 6 canines were seeded in ha...

Fracture toughness and hardness properties of CaO-P2O5 glass-reinforced hydroxyapatite composites have been assessed using indentation techniques and results calculated according to Laugier and Evans' equations. Both properties showed to be dependent upon several microstructural characteristics, namely residual porosity and the percentage of secondary beta and alpha tricalcium phosphate phases ...

63 Introduction Bone defects attributed to serious periodontitis, trauma, and injury are commonly encountered in the fields of dentistry, craniofacial surgery, and orthopedics. Although autogenous bone grafting is still considered the gold standard for treatment, this process has several drawbacks, such as the requirement of a second surgery and the limited availability of collectable bone [1]....

INTRODUCTION Rehabilitation with implants in the upper maxilla often implies a challenge due to the shortage and quality of the remaining bone. Different kinds of grafts have been described in an endeavour to solve these problems. AIM The purpose of this study was to assess the osteoconduction potential of an autogenous bone and B-Tricalcium Phosphate mixture, in the treatment of atrophic upp...

The periodontal researchers and clinicians, in an effort to develop effective regenerative therapies, have sought to understand key events involved in the regeneration of periodontium. Polypeptide growth factors are a class of natural biological mediators which regulate key cellular events in tissue repair. Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) is the most thoroughly studied growth factor in pe...