OBJECTIVE Moldable in situ self-stabilizing and hardening bone graft materials facilitate handling and may be suitable for membrane-free bone regeneration methods. This study aimed to compare two moldable synthetic calcium phosphate materials in a rabbit calvarial defect model. METHOD In 12 New Zealand white rabbits, four evenly distributed 6 mm diameter defects were drilled in the calvarial ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been regarded as a risk for bone health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of CKD on bone defect repair in rats. Uremia was induced by subtotal renal ablation, and serum levels of BUN and PTH were significantly elevated four weeks after the second renal surgery. Calvarial defects of 5-mm diameter were created and implanted with or without deprotei...

BACKGROUND Although mechanical osteotomies are frequently made on the craniofacial skeleton, collateral thermal, and mechanical trauma to adjacent bone tissue causes cell death and may delay healing. The present study evaluated the use of plasma-mediated laser ablation using a femtosecond laser to circumvent thermal damage and improve bone regeneration. METHODS Critical-size circular calvaria...

Human adipose-derived stem cells (hASCs) are known for their capability to promote bone healing when applied to bone defects. For bone tissue regeneration, both sufficient angiogenesis and osteogenesis is desirable. Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) has the potential to promote differentiation of common progenitor cells to both lineages. To test this hypothesis, the effects of VEGFA ...

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are present in specialized niches in perivascular regions of adult tissues and are able to differentiate into various cell types, such as those committed to repairing. Bone marrow derived MSC from eight young mice C57BL/ 6 gfp(+) were expanded in culture for repairing critical defects in calvarial bone produced in twenty-four young isogenic adult C57BL/6 mice. The a...

METHODS: Custom 3DBC scaffolds were either coated with collagen (control) or coated with collagen and immersed in 100 μM dipyridamole (DIPY). Sheep (n=5) were subjected to 4 trephine-induced (12 mm diameter) calvarial defects with immediate scaffold placement via two separate operations: anteriorly (control) and posteriorly (DIPY) on the right (3 weeks healing) and left (6 weeks healing) sides ...

METHODS: Custom 3DPBC scaffolds designed to present lattice-based porosity only towards the dural surface were either coated with collagen (control) or coated with collagen and immersed in a 100 μM concentration dipyridamole (DIPY) solution. Sheep (n=5) were subjected to 2 ipsilateral trephine-induced (11 mm diameter) calvarial defects. Either a control or a DIPY scaffold was placed in each def...

METHODS: Custom 3DPBC scaffolds designed to present lattice-based porosity only towards the dural surface were either coated with collagen (control) or coated with collagen and immersed in a 100 μM concentration dipyridamole (DIPY) solution. Sheep (n=5) were subjected to 2 ipsilateral trephine-induced (11 mm diameter) calvarial defects. Either a control or a DIPY scaffold was placed in each def...