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ArticleClinical and experimental dental research2026

The Regenerative Effect of Various Barrier Membranes With and Without Bone Grafting in Critical Size Defects in Rabbit Calvaria.

Abdelsalam Elaskary, Rola Al Habashneh, Tasneem Sharairi, Moataz Meabed, Mahmoud Akram Khodir, Ahmed Zaki, Mohammed Alorjani, Bassem Elfahl, Malek Hudieb, Alhassan Diab and 1 more

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Abdelsalam ElaskaryPrivate Practice, Alexandria, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-7384-8350
Rola Al HabashnehDepartment of Periodontology, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0003-1298-0635
Tasneem SharairiDepartment of Periodontology, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Moataz MeabedPrivate Practice, Alexandria, Egypt.
Mahmoud Akram KhodirDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-7195-9751
Ahmed ZakiCentre of Excellence for Drug Preclinical Studies (CE-DPS), Pharmaceutical and Fermentation Industry Development Centre, City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications, New Borg El Arab, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-6683-6631
Mohammed AlorjaniDepartment of Histopathology, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-7477-7184
Bassem ElfahlDepartment of Periodontology, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Malek HudiebDepartment of Preventive Dentistry, Jordan University of Science &Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Alhassan DiabDepartment of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, British University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt.
Mihad IbrahimDepartment of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID 0009-0003-2127-9442

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Jordan University of Science and Technology Research Fund
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objectivesThis multicentre randomized controlled clinical trial aims to investigate the regenerative effects of various thicknesses and types of barrier materials with and without bone grafting in a rabbit calvaria model. MATERIALS AND

methodsOne hundred male rabbits were partitioned into two groups: one without bone graft (NB) and one with bone grafting (BG). The groups were further divided into five subgroups, n = 10 each: C (control); SC (0.3 mm single-layered collagen); DC (0.6 mm double-layered collagen); L1 (0.5 mm cortical collagenated bone barrier); and L2 (1.0 mm cortical collagenated bone barrier). In all experimental groups, each distinct type of barrier was applied following the creation of a 10 mm circular defect in the calvaria of each rabbit. After 24 weeks, the calvariae were examined by histologic and histomorphometric analyses.

resultsThe utilization of cortical bone barriers increased bone formation in all experimental groups. For Group NB, the histological score significantly differed among subgroups (p < 0.001). L1 and L2 subgroups had more favorable histological scores than the control groups (p < 0.001). Furthermore, the L2 subgroup had a higher histological score than the SC subgroup (p < 0.001). In Group BG, histological score significantly differed among subgroups (p < 0.001). DC, L1, and L2 subgroups had higher histological scores than the controls (p < 0.02), (p < 0.001), and (p < 0.001), respectively. The L2 subgroup had a higher histological score than the SC subgroup (p < 0.01). The BG group had significantly higher histological scores overall compared to the NB group based on barriers (p < 0.05).

conclusionsWithin the limits of this model, the 1.0 mm cortical lamina barrier demonstrated the most favorable regenerative performance, consistently achieving higher histologic scores and more advanced tissue maturation than thinner cortical lamina or collagen membranes. These findings indicate that barrier architecture, particularly thickness and mechanical stability, plays an important role in promoting predictable bone regeneration.

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Bone RegenerationBone TransplantationMembranes, ArtificialSkullAnimalsCollagenMaleOsteogenesisRabbitsCollagenMembranes, Artificialbone regenerationbone substitutecortical membraneexperimental animal modelguided bone regenerationhistology

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PMCPMC12944741

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