“…Both have been studied following their implantation in man and animals under a variety of situations, e.g. to fill surgically created defects in bone (Jarcho et al 1977, Heimke & Griss 1983, Beirne & Greenspan 1984, to fill osseous defects resulting from inflammatory periodontal disease (Rabalais, Yukna & Meyer 1981, Froum et al 1982, Moscow & Lubarr 1983, Yukna, Meyer & Brite 1984, Kenney et al 1985, Baldock et al 1985, West & Brustein 1985 and to augment the edentulous ridge (Ogiso et al 1980, Kent et al 1982, 1984, Ailing 1984, Rothstein, Paris & Saye 1984. However, as far as periodontal defects are concerned, there is no evidence of bone formation being stimulated by the placement of dense hydroxyapatite (Froum et al 1982, Moscow & Lubarr 1983.…”