The present study was designed to investigate how octacalcium phosphate (OCP) induces an immune response and whether the response is involved in the biodegradation and subsequent bone formation by OCP implantation in bone defects.
The outcomes here suggest that excessive mechanical stress, particularly compressive mechanical stress, may significantly affect morphological bone change findings in the TMJ.
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