Bioceramics Development and Applications

Yoshinori Kuboki

Publications

• Research Article
  Effect of Tunnel Structure of β-TCP on Periodontal Repair in Class III Furcation Defects in Dogs
  Author(s): Akira Saito, Emiko Saito, Yasuo Ueda, Yoshihiro Shibukawa, Yoshiyuki Honma, Tomomi Takahashi, Mariko Kimura, Yoshinori Kuboki and Hiroshi katoAkira Saito, Emiko Saito, Yasuo Ueda, Yoshihiro Shibukawa, Yoshiyuki Honma, Tomomi Takahashi, Mariko Kimura, Yoshinori Kuboki and Hiroshi kato
  
  Background: The pore characteristics of bone graft materials play an important role in bone regeneration. Previous studies have reported that a pore size of 100 ~ 400 Ã?¼m effectively induces vascular invasion and cell population within the materials. Many graft materials used recently have macropore (200 ~ 600 Ã?¼m) or micropore (0.1 ~ 1 Ã?¼m) structures. We devised a bone material with a tunnel pipe structure and pore size of 300 Ã?¼m. The present study evaluated periodontal healing following implantation of this new bone graft material in furcation class III defects. Methods: Thirty mandibular premolar teeth of five beagles were used. After class III furcation defects were surgically created, each furcation was randomly treated with: 1) Ã?²-TCP with a tunnel pipe structure (tunnel group) (n=10); 2) Granular Ã?²-TCP (granular group) (n=10); and 3) No implant material (control gro.. Read More»
  

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