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Abstract

Background: To reconstruct and maintain hard tissues over time, it is necessary to follow effective protocols and use appropriate materials. The selection of the graft material and its properties can also affect the final outcomes. For this purpose, numerous graft materials have been suggested. Among the valuable alternatives to these biomaterials, interest in using teeth as graft material has grown in recent years. Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate the histomorphometric outcomes of using tooth-derived materials when used as a bone substitute. Methods: We evaluated the histological results of autologous demineralized tooth graft material prepared using a Tooth Transformer device. A total of 187 histological samples from 186 subjects (52% male and 48% female, with an average age of 56.30 ± 12.97 years) were analyzed. The analysis focused on the total bone volume (BV%), residual tooth material (residual graft, TT%), and vital bone (VB%). The differences between the presence and absence of the resorbable membrane were also analyzed. Results: The amount of VB was 36.28 ± 19.09%, the residual graft TT was 9.6 ± 10.76%, and 46.96 ± 13.85% was the total bone volume (BV). The presence of membrane increased the amount of BV% and reduced the time to produce bone. Conclusions: The procedure using demineralized autologous tooth-derived biomaterial may be a predictable method for producing new vital bone capable of supporting dental implant rehabilitation and the use of membrane allow better results.

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Title
A Histologic Study on the Use of Tooth as a Graft Material in Oral Surgery: Analysis of 187 Samples
Author
Minetti Elio 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Taschieri Silvio 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Corbella Stefano 3 

 Department of Biomedical, Surgical, and Dental Science, Università degli Studi di Milano, Viale Pisa 10, 20146 Milan, Italy; [email protected] (S.T.); [email protected] (S.C.) 
 Department of Biomedical, Surgical, and Dental Science, Università degli Studi di Milano, Viale Pisa 10, 20146 Milan, Italy; [email protected] (S.T.); [email protected] (S.C.), IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, 20157 Milan, Italy, Department of Oral Surgery, Institute of Dentistry, I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119992 Moscow, Russia 
 Department of Biomedical, Surgical, and Dental Science, Università degli Studi di Milano, Viale Pisa 10, 20146 Milan, Italy; [email protected] (S.T.); [email protected] (S.C.), IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, 20157 Milan, Italy 
First page
2518
Publication year
2025
Publication date
2025
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
19961944
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3217738912
Copyright
© 2025 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.