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ArticleBiology2022

Bone Graft Packing and Its Association with Bone Regeneration in Maxillary Sinus Floor Augmentations: Histomorphometric Analysis of Human Biopsies.

Karoline Maria Reich, Florian Beck, Patrick Heimel, Stefan Lettner, Heinz Redl, Christian Ulm, Stefan Tangl

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Article in Biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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  4. Metrics for studying the porous void space of packed particles.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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Karoline Maria ReichKarl Donath Laboratory for Hard Tissue and Biomaterial Research, University Clinic of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-8835-369X
Florian BeckDivision of Oral Surgery, University Clinic of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-1662-2926
Patrick HeimelKarl Donath Laboratory for Hard Tissue and Biomaterial Research, University Clinic of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-2499-325X
Stefan LettnerKarl Donath Laboratory for Hard Tissue and Biomaterial Research, University Clinic of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-6769-202X
Heinz RedlAustrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration, 1200 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-1654-462X
Christian UlmDivision of Oral Surgery, University Clinic of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-2396-8773
Stefan TanglKarl Donath Laboratory for Hard Tissue and Biomaterial Research, University Clinic of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-9023-4745

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research in maxillary sinus floor augmentation (MSFA) focussed on the optimisation of microstructural parameters such as microporosity and particle size of bone substitute particles (BS). However, little is known about the impact of BS packing and the corresponding (void) interparticular space on bone regeneration. The aim of this study was to characterise the spatial distribution of BS and its association with BS integration 6 ± 1 months after MSFA. Histological thin-ground sections of 70 human sinus biopsies were histomorphometrically analysed: In serial zones of 100 µm proceeding from the sinus floor (SF) up to the apical end of the biopsy, we measured the distribution of BS particles within these zones in terms of volume (BSV/TV), number and size of BS particles, interparticle spacing (BS.Sp) and bone-to-BS contact. BS particles were not homogeneously distributed over the length of biopsies: The first 200 µm directly adjacent to the SF represented a zone poor in BS particles but with high osteogenic potential. Graft packing density increased from the SF towards the apical part of the AA. Integration of BS particles was inversely associated with the distance to the SF and the graft packing density. A high packing density through excessive compaction of BS particles should be avoided to optimise the macrostructural environment for bone regeneration.

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bone regenerationbone substitutesgradientgraft packing densityhistomorphometryhumaninterparticle spacingmacro-porositysinus floor augmentationtissue distribution

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PMCPMC9598793

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