It is a medical biomaterial that helps normal function by inserting biomaterial similar to bone to treat diseases that have problems with the shape or function of bone tissue in the body.
Types of bone graft materials
Autogenous bone graft materials
It refers to the process of collecting a patient's own bone and transplanting it from one part of the patient's body to another. It has the advantages of low side effects, high healing and adaptability, and no antigen or antibody reactions. However, the disadvantage is that the amount of bone that can be harvested is limited and there are additional surgical sites and costs
Allogenic bone graft materials
An allogeneic bone graft material is a bone graft material that is transplanted from a genetically similar member of the same species and is made from the bone of another person, not the patient's own bone. It is a bone graft material that is genetically the same species and most similar to alveolar bone, and has excellent biocompatibility as growth factors and mineral factors that promote bone regeneration are preserved. However, there is a possibility of disease transmission and there are disadvantages that immunological rejection may occur.
Xenogenic bone graft materials
Xenogeneic bone graft materials are extracted from bones of other animals that are easy to collect, and are mainly made by processing bones collected from cows, calves, horses, and pigs. It has the advantage of being easy to obtain bone tissue, showing high osteoconductivity, and enabling stable absorption by rapidly regenerating bone.