Abstract
Transplantation of bone allografts is an accepted procedure in dentistry as it is in many surgical specialties. Despite wide acceptance and ready access to a number of bone allografts, there is often insufficient knowledge of the origin of these allografts and the processing methods. This brief review paper summarizes contemporary knowledge of the biologic properties of bone transplants used in dentistry and discusses their safety. It is intended to aid dental practitioners in selecting suitable bone allograft materials for their patients. It does not deal with bone autografts nor does it compare autografts and allografts. Long-term clinical results with allografts processed by different methods are also outside of the scope of this review.
Highlights
Dental practitioners perform more bone allograft transplants than any other surgical specialists
Once familiarity with the subject is gained, the dental practitioner will be in a position to determine whether or not transplantation of an allograft will be beneficial for a particular patient
Review of bone banking was undertaken to aid dental practitioners in distinguishing a variety of methods employed in bone allograft preparation
Summary
Malinin TI1*, Temple HT2 and Garg AK3,4 1Emeritus Professor of Orthopaedics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA 2Professor of Orthopaedics and Director, Tissue Bank, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA 3Director, Center for Dental Implants of South Florida, Aventura, FL, USA 4Clinical Professor, University of Florida, School of Dentistry, Gainesville, FL, USA
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