Q: What is bone grafting? A: Bone grafting refers to a procedure to replace bone where it is missing or is inadequate using a variety of materials. Bone grafting can be used to reconstruct defects of ...

Scientists have engineered tissue grafts that, in pigs, regenerated both bone and cartilage in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), a part of the jaw that can cause debilitating pain and disability when ...

Researchers have successfully grown cartilage-bone grafts in the lab that can be used to repair damaged joints such as the jaw. Although reconstructive surgery is available to treat many joint ...

Scientists have succeeded in growing a complex, full-size bone from human adult stem cells. A research team grew a temporomandibular joint from stem cells derived from bone marrow. A Columbia ...

"By the 4th week post-transplantation the patient enjoyed his first dinner in 9 years (bread and sausages); before reconstruction he had only been able to eat soft food and soup". A new procedure for ...

The U.S. FDA issued a draft guidance for premarket applications for class II bone grafting devices, a policy that would supplement a guidance issued nearly two decades ago.

William from Bath, has had his jaw rebuilt using his own ribs allowing him to breathe independently.

The diagnosis of osteochemonecrosis is currently accepted if necrotic jawbone exposure lasts more than 8 weeks, 1,2 along with a history of related antiresorptive therapy and no irradiation of the ...

Researchers have engineered living bone tissue to repair bone loss in the jaw, a structure that is typically difficult to restore. The team led by researchers from Columbia University, New York, ...