Researchers are succeeding in their efforts to build a better bone graft in the lab. Each year, about 2.2 million bone-grafting procedures are performed worldwide. The gold standard of care is autografting, which uses the patient’s own bone for tooth implantation and to repair and reconstruct parts of the mouth, face, and skull. There are drawbacks...
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No bones about it: Humble eggshell may be the next bone graft material
By Paul McClure April 25, 2023 Researchers have used a novel technique to turn chicken eggshells into a safe and effective bone graft materialDepositphotos We may soon be giving our unwanted eggshells to science, thanks to new research that has used the humble chicken eggshell to create a new bioactive material for making safe, effective bone grafts....