Could the Freshly Extracted Teeth be a New Alternative for Autogenous Bone Grafts in Dento-Alveolar Bone Defects?

Authors: Ahmad Al Nashar

DOI: 10.23880/oajds-16000119

Volume 2, Issue 1

Abstract

Dento-alveolar bony defects pose a significant problem when dental implants are planned. Dental implant placement in the atrophic alveolar ridge is often limited by the lack of alveolar bone height and width. Reconstructive alternatives for dento-alveolar bone defects are a prerequisite to enhance the success of dental implants functionally and aesthetically. Various graft materials have been developed especially for implant procedures. According to bone-healing mechanisms, they can be categorized into materials that induce osteogenesis, osteoinduction, and osteoconduction. Autogenous grafts which still considered the gold standard are capable of osteogenesis, osteoinduction, and osteoconduction. However, the use of autogenous tissue involves the need of harvesting it from a donor site, with the consequent drawbacks in terms of costs, procedure time, patient discomfort and possible complications. Ideally, the graft material is required to have the ability to facilitate osteogenesis, stability when implanted with the graft, low risk of infection, ready availability, low antigenicity, and a high-level of reliability

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