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Original Research

Comparison of the Bone Regenerative Capacity of Three-Dimensional Uncalcined and Unsintered Hydroxyapatite/Poly-d/l-Lactide and Beta-Tricalcium Phosphate Used as Bone Graft Substitutes

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Abstract

This study compared the in vivo applicability of three-dimensional uncalcined and unsintered hydroxyapatite/poly-d/l-lactide (3D-HA/PDLLA) with beta-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP). 3D-HA/PDLLA is a newly developed bioactive, osteoconductive, bioresorbable bone regenerative composite. We performed critical-defect surgery on the mandible body of rats; the defects were filled with one of two bone graft substitutes. After a 4-week follow-up period, the mandibular specimens were examined using hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining and micro-computed tomography (micro-CT). The H&E staining showed an increase in newly formed bone in both groups from week 1 to 4. The difference in the Runx2 IHC optical density (OD) scores of 3D-HA/PDLLA and β-TCP was not statistically significant (p > 0.05); however, the osteocalcin IHC OD scores of the groups differed significantly (p < 0.05). Micro-CT demonstrated a similar trabecular thickness, trabecular spacing, and bone volume per total volume in the two groups (p > 0.05), indicating that bone formation in the two groups was nearly the same from a macro-perspective of bone regeneration. These results demonstrated that a different bone regeneration pattern and earlier osteoblast differentiation occurred in 3D-HA/PDLLA compared with β-TCP. In conclusion, our study demonstrates that 3D-HA/PDLLA is feasible for clinical application as a new bioactive, osteoconductive/bioresorbable bone graft substitute for maxillofacial surgery.

Acknowledgments

The authors thank Mr. John Telloyan, English Lecturer at the Department of Medical English Education, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine for his valuable advice regarding the English revision.

Declaration of Interest

The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

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Funding

This work was supported in part by JSPS KAKENHI, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (#17K11803 to Dr. T.K.)

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