Hydroxyapatite Cement in Craniofacial Skeletal Reconstruction and Its Effects on the Developing Craniofacial Skeleton

Abstract

Hydroxyapatite cement is safe and effective for craniofacial reconstruction in the developing feline and may be appropriate for similar applications in humans.

Efficacy of Platelet Rich Plasma and Hydroxyapatite Crystals in Bone Regeneration After Surgical Removal of Mandibular Third Molars

“…Hydroxyapatite does not exhibit osteoinductive capacity but does demonstrate significant osteoconductive potential [12]. PRP and HA offers an interesting and clinically useful modality to the clinician in treating periodontal osseous defects [12,13].…”

“…Recently the combination of PRP with porous hydroxyapatite has been of great interest and has shown better healing as compared to porous hydroxyapatite used with saline [11]. Studies have shown that hydroxyapatite is well tolerated by the surrounding tissues with no evidence of inflammation and is appropriate for application in humans [12,13].…”

Electrochemically Deposited Ca(OH)2 Coatings as a Bactericidal and Osteointegrative Modification of Ti Implants

“…After transformation to HA cell growth was comparable to the HA control, a result reflecting the well known osteoconductivity of HA. [40,41] Activity of cells grown on hydroxide coated samples was comparable or even higher than the one of cells grown on samples directly coated with HA.…”

Delayed development of frontal mucocele after fronto-orbital advancement in a child with craniosynostosis

“…One is that it develops because of progressive spread of the mucosa from the middle meatus or from ethmoid sinus, and the other is that it develops as a result of a certain stimulus in the frontal skull that also separates the inner and outer tables of the frontal bone [7,10]. However, in a study by Lykins et al [11], who performed unilateral frontal craniectomy including the frontal sinus and then filling with hydroxyapatite cement in 12-week-old cats, it was observed that the hydroxyapatite cement changed into bone, hence reforming the coronal suture, but there was no redevelopment of the frontal sinus. In a different study, Honig et al [7] reported development of the frontal sinus after orthotopical transplantation of the Fig.…”