Tuesday, April 22, 2008

How to boost integration of host tissue with Titanium Implants

The following article addresses the needs of implant integration and discusses how Dr. Jeremy Mao, a professor at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine in New York City, proposes that one possibility, though it is still in experimental stages, is to "impregnate the titanium implants with a factor that 'homes' the body's own regenerating cells to the potential growth site to create and build on a platform for new bone."

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