COMPRESSED DECALCIFIED TRABECULAR BONE GRAFTS AND TOOTH SOCKET REPAIR

摘要

A method of preparing a bone graft of compressed dehydrated decalcified trabecular bone may include compressing the bone while hydrated from a first form to a second form such that the bone in the second form is compressed relative to the first form. The bone may be dried while compressed. When dry, the bone substantially retains the second form and does not revert to the first form when the compression is removed.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
decalcifying bone by contacting the bone with a decalcifying solution, wherein the bone comprises trabecular bone; compressing the decalcified bone from a first form to a second form, the second form compressed relative to the first form, wherein the bone is hydrated when compressed; drying the decalcified and compressed bone while maintaining compression, wherein when dried, the bone substantially retains the second form, and wherein drying comprises hypothermically dehydrating the bone; and inserting the decalcified, compressed and dried bone at a maxillary or mandibular defect.