New bone research reported from University of Bergen.(Report)

According to recent research from Bergen, Norway, "The objective of this study was to radiographically evaluate the potential of a purpose-designed titanium porous-oxide implant surface coated with recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-7 (rhBMP-7), also known as recombinant human osteogenic protein-1 (rhOP-1), to stimulate alveolar ridge augmentation. Six young-adult Hound Labrador mongrel dogs were used."

"Three 10 mm titanium oral implants per jaw quadrant were placed 5 mm into the alveolar ridge in the posterior mandible following surgical extraction of the pre-molar teeth and reduction of the alveolar ridge leaving 5 mm of the implants in a supra-alveolar …