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ArticleClinical and experimental dental research2022

A novel pilot animal model for bone augmentation using osseous shell technique for preclinical in vivo studies.

Mohammad Kamal, Sara Al-Obaidly, Bernd Lethaus, Alexander K Bartella

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Article in Clinical and experimental dental research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Mohammad KamalDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Health Sciences Center, Kuwait University, Jabryia, Kuwait.ORCID 0000-0002-2833-4550
Sara Al-ObaidlyKuwait Dental Administration, Kuwait Ministry of Health, Safat, Kuwait.
Bernd LethausDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Leipzig University Hospital, Leipzig, Germany.
Alexander K BartellaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Leipzig University Hospital, Leipzig, Germany.
University Hospital Leipzig · DEKuwait University · KWMinistry of Health · KW

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Abstract

objectivesBone grafting is commonly used to reconstruct skeletal defects in the craniofacial region. Several bone augmentation models have been developed to evaluate bone formation using novel bone substitute materials. The aim of this study was to evaluate a surgical animal model for establishing a three-dimensional (3D) grafting environment in the animal's mandibular ramus for bone augmentation using the osseous shell technique, as in humans. MATERIALS AND

methodsOsteological survey of New Zealand white (NZW) rabbit skull (Oryctolagus cuniculus): Initial osteological and imaging surveys were performed on a postmortem skull for a feasibility assessment of the surgical procedure. Postmortem pilot surgery and cone beam computed tomography imaging: a 3D osseous defect was created in the mandibular ramus through a submandibular incision. The osseous shell plates were stabilized with osteosynthesis fixation screws, and defects were filled with particular bone grafting material. In vivo surgical procedure: surgeries were conducted in four 8-week-old NZW rabbits utilizing two osseous shell materials: xenogeneic human cortical plates and autogenous rabbit cortical plates. The created 3D defects were filled using xenograft and allograft bone grafting materials. The healed defects were evaluated for bone formation after 12 weeks using histological and cone beam computed tomography imaging analysis.

resultsClinical analysis 12 weeks after surgery revealed the stability of the 3D grafted bone augmentation defects using the osseous shell technique. Imaging and histological analyses confirmed the effectiveness of this model in assessing bone formation.

conclusionsThe proposed animal model is a promising model with the potential to study various bone grafting materials for augmentation in the mandibular ramus using the osseous shell technique without compromising the health of the animal. The filled defects could be analyzed for osteogenesis, quantification of bone formation, and healing potential using histomorphometric analysis, in addition to 3D morphologic evaluation using radiation imaging.

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Bone SubstitutesAnimalsBone TransplantationHumansMandibleModels, AnimalOsteogenesisRabbitsBone Substitutesanimal modelbone augmentationbone graftingosteogenesis

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