J Korean Assoc Maxillofac Plast Reconstr Surg.
2013 Sep;35(5):310-315.
Evaluation of the Healing Process of Autogenous Tooth Bone Graft Material Nine Months after Sinus Bone Graft: Micromorphometric and Histological Evaluation
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Section of Dentistry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Korea. kyk0505@snubh.org
- 2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Section of Dentistry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Korea.
- 3R&D Institute Korea Tooth Bank, Korea.
- 4KOREA INTERNATIONAL (GR.11), Korea.
Abstract
- Micromorphometric and histological examinations were conducted with a collected tissue specimen nine months after sinus bone graft using autogenous tooth bone graft material (AutoBT). As a result of micro-computed tomographic analysis, the total bone volume (graft material+new bone) was 76.45%, and the proportion of new bone was 45.4%. The bone mineral density and the average Hounsfield Unit of new bone were 0.26 and 1,164.69, respectively. The histological examination showed that AutoBT particles were united well with new bone. AutoBT was considered to have excellent bone healing ability after sinus graft and bone density that can resist repneumatization.