Clinical Applications of Bioactive Glasses for Maxillo-Facial Repair

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Clinical Requirements

  • Autografts

  • Allogenic bone grafts

• Comparison of Types of Grafts

• Limitations of Autogeneous Bone Grafts

  • Source of autogeneous bone for grafting

• Need and Criteria for Alloplastic Bone Grafts

• Applications of Bioactive Alloplastic (Synthetic) Powders

• The Oonishi Model: A Critical Size Defect in the Rabbit Femoral Condyle

• Clinical Cases

  • Bioactive glass alloplastic bone grafts for maxillo-facial reconstruction

  • Monolithic bioactive glass implants combined with bioactive alloplastic powders

• Conclusion

• References