Journal of implantology and applied sciences ISSN:2765-7833(Print) 2765-7841(Online) 대한구강악안면임플란트학회지

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to verify the short term volumetric stability of grafted BCP, in the human jaw bone. Materials and Methods: The subjects included in this study were 20 patients, matching the inclusion criteria of the current study, who received bone grafting treatment at Yonsei University Dental Hospital department of oral and maxillofacial surgery between march 2010 till September 2010. Postoperative cone beam CTs (Ray Co., Ltd./ Rayscan symphony, Seoul, South Korea) were taken for each patient at 1 and 6 months. All CBCT slices were fixed at 1.0mm intervals. The thickness of the grafted bone was measured at 1 and 6 months, by converting these images into Dicom files and using the Simplant^® software program (Materalise, Leuven, Belgium). Results: As the result, 85.45% of transplatanted biphasic calcium phosphatemass is maintained until six months and the average volume loss from 1-month to 6-month is 0.24 cc. Conclusion: We conclude that, the biphasic calcium phosphate has enough short-term stability as a scaffold until the ingrowth of new bone apposition.