Bone Regeneration Materials for the Mandibular and Craniofacial Complex

Authors

Jeffrey Hollinger, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Anshumali Chaudhari, Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Abstract

Due to different functional demands and vascularity, the mandibular and craniofacial complex require bone regenerating materials with physical and chemical properties that are different from long bone. However, certain common requirements to both locales must be addressed. Furthermore, reasons why the autograft and allogeneic bank bones are successful in regenerating bone need to be understood if the researcher is to develop satisfactory alternatives. The purpose of this paper is to review some of the requirements needed for bone regenerating materials for mandibular and craniofacial bone repair. In that effort, we have briefly described the autograft and allogeneic bank bones, animal wound models, quantitative assays, certain bone regenerating factors (growth factors and bone inductive proteins), and requirements of delivery systems for presenting bone regenerating factors to the osseous host bed.

Recommended Citation

Hollinger, Jeffrey and Chaudhari, Anshumali (1992) "Bone Regeneration Materials for the Mandibular and Craniofacial Complex," Cells and Materials: Vol. 2: No. 2, Article 9.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cellsandmaterials/vol2/iss2/9