In Vitro Osteoclast Resorption of Bone Substitute Biomaterials Used for Implant Site Augmentation: A Pilot Study

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 321-330

  Taylor, James C ^a,b,c   Cuff, Sheldon E ^b   Leger, James P L ^b   Morra, Amani ^b   Anderson, Gail I ^b  

^a National Defence Medical Centre   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Dalhousie University ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Alveolar ridge; Alveolar ridge augmentation; Biocompatibility; Bone remodeling; Bone resorption; Bone substitutes; Cell culture; Collagen; Hydroxyapatites; Immunohistochemistry; Osteoclasts; Scanning electron microscopy; X ray emission spectrometry

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ACID PHOSPHATASE TARTRATE RESISTANT ISOENZYME; BIO OSS; BIO-OSS; BIOGLASS; BIOMATERIAL; BONE CEMENT; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; HTR BIOPLANT; HYDROXYAPATITE; ISOENZYME; MINERAL; NITROGEN; OSTEOGRAF N; OSTEOGRAF-N; POLYMER; TARTRATE-RESISTANT ACID PHOSPHATASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE MATRIX; BONE PROSTHESIS; BONE REMODELING; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CATTLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL COUNT; CELL MOTION; CERAMICS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OSTEOCLAST; OSTEOLYSIS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RABBIT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSPLANTATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE CEMENTS; BONE MATRIX; BONE REMODELING; BONE RESORPTION; BONE SUBSTITUTES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CATTLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL COUNT; CELL MOVEMENT; CERAMICS; COLLAGEN TYPE I; COLORING AGENTS; DURAPATITE; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOENZYMES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MINERALS; NITROGEN; OSTEOCLASTS; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYMERS; RABBITS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

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