TY - JOUR
T1 - Biodegradable ceramic implants in bone. Electron and light microscopic analysis
AU - Bhaskar, Surindar N.
AU - Brady, John M.
AU - Getter, Lee
AU - Grower, Marvin F.
AU - Driskell, Thomas
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1971/8
Y1 - 1971/8
N2 - The main purpose of a biodegradable ceramic implant is to fill a bone space as well as to eliminate the need for a metallic implant. Although the biodegradable ceramic does stimulate bone formation and does disappear from the implanted site, it does not have the same initial strength as a metal or nondegradable ceramic implant. When completely replaced by bone, however, it should prove superior to the latter two. Additional studies comparing degradable ceramic with various other types of ceramic material and with unfilled bone defects are in progress.
AB - The main purpose of a biodegradable ceramic implant is to fill a bone space as well as to eliminate the need for a metallic implant. Although the biodegradable ceramic does stimulate bone formation and does disappear from the implanted site, it does not have the same initial strength as a metal or nondegradable ceramic implant. When completely replaced by bone, however, it should prove superior to the latter two. Additional studies comparing degradable ceramic with various other types of ceramic material and with unfilled bone defects are in progress.
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U2 - 10.1016/0030-4220(71)90238-6
DO - 10.1016/0030-4220(71)90238-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 5284117
AN - SCOPUS:0015110767
VL - 32
SP - 336
EP - 346
JO - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
JF - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
SN - 2212-4403
IS - 2
ER -