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Cortical Cancellous Bone Grafts 101

As one of the premier providers of bone grafting material for oral surgery in Los Angeles, we spend a good amount of time answering questions about these materials. One of the most common questions that arises from dental professionals covers the specific functions of each bone graft type, especially the different indications for cortical and cancellous allografts.

This article offers a quick primer on the difference between these materials, and why each confers a separate benefit for both the surgeon and the patient:

Some bone grafts are needed for structural support. A hard bone (cortical bone), such as the tibia or a rib, is used for this purpose. This type of bone is slow to incorporate. It will last a long time, even years, before it is replaced by new bone growth.

Some bone grafts are needed for osteogenesis. This type of graft requires a spongy bone (cancellous bone), which triggers new bone growth more quickly and is often obtained from the iliac crest. While it possesses no structural integrity, this bone material obtains growth either by supplying living cells or by chemically triggering the growth of new cells by the host.

Cortical cancellous grafts offer the best of both worlds – rigid stability that still promotes osteogenesis. It is a versatile substance that many oral surgeons count on for hybrid tasks.

To learn more about how our cortical cancellous bone grafting materials can help your dental practice thrive, please check out our full catalog of dental surgery products today.

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Dental Pericardium Explained

Just below this blog is a fine study that shows just how effective collagen products can be in postoperative care for patients whose teeth have been pulled. This post offers a look at a similar membrane for dental surgery: pericardium.

Pericardium is a long-lasting membrane, which is precisely what you want when the site in question will be healing for months. Because it is a cell-occlusive matrix, pericardium actually helps the body to heal, revascularize, and ultimately regrow stable bone tissue.

Pericardium products are pliant membranes, meaning that they can be draped, fitted and otherwise sculpted to meet the particular geometric demands of a given site. This helps to create far more solid and secure barriers than you would get from packing materials, or from relying on the body’s own tissue. Wonderfully when four to six months are up, the pericardium dissolves completely, leaving behind a healed surgery site without adverse effects.

To learn more about our broad selection of bone grafting materials, collagen products or pericardium products, please visit the Surgikor store today.

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The Power of Collagen in Socket Grafting

At Surgikor, we proudly offer a wide array of bone grafting materials and surgical allografts. The list includes everything from cortical cancellous grafting material to pericardium and collagen membranes.

This article helps explain why collagen remains one of the most trusted materials in medicine, describing its role in socket grafting and the healing process:

Socket grafting is one of the most frequently performed procedures in oral surgery. After a tooth is pulled, the tooth socket in the jawbone where the tooth had been anchored can rapidly shrink and make it impossible to place a dental implant. To prevent this, the surgeon fills the hole with a bone grafting material that combines with the natural bone to rebuild or preserve the bone’s strength. A barrier membrane, such as porcine collagen, can keep the gum from growing into the space.

Unsurprisingly, a recent study designed to examine the improvement in patients with the use of a membrane such as collagen found that the collagen made a tremendous impact:

Computerized tomographic scans showed that bone density quickly developed with the combination of socket grafting material and the barrier membrane. This meant that the grafting material was well integrated into the jawbone. All of the treated sites healed well, and no bone particles were lost as the sockets healed.

To learn more about how you can get your hands on the most effective collagen products in the dental industry, check out our full online store today.

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The Business of Dental Surgery

One of the interesting things about being a premiere dental surgery equipment provider is that we are privy to a number of discussions about dental surgeons’ business plans. Sourcing and securing bone grafting materials, sinus lift machines and other equipment takes a savvy eye and an experienced hand, and a big part of what we do everyday is simply try to satisfy your budgets.

This recent article offers some good advice about the business of dentistry, and how you can find and retain clients without breaking the bank. This passage is especially well taken:

“If you spend time with your patient explaining the pros and cons of various treatments — composites versus amalgams, versus inlays, versus gold, versus hybrid resins, versus ceramics, versus implants … you give them an hour lecture on the importance of bone grafting, they’re not buying,” he said.

Humans do not buy based on data, they buy based on emotion, Dr. Krieger said. . . . Dr. Krieger said if he can’t sell a case in about a minute, the patient isn’t going to buy it no matter what he says.

Lucid communication, great staff work, and a commitment to fine dental surgery are the cornerstones of a successful practice. And that means using the right tools for the job, and being able to explain why they’re the best.

Our industry-standard bone grafting materials, pericardium and other surgical technologies come with clear and concise explanation to help you make your case. To keep your practice humming along with satisfied patients, stick with Surgikor.

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Another Great Forecast for Bone Grafting Materials

Industry insiders have once again peered into their crystal balls and come away convinced that the market for dental bone grafting materials remains rosy. Industry forecasts show a steady gain in demand for biocompatible dental surgery materials, with the full sales figure projected to nearly double in the coming five years:

[T]he global dental bone graft substitutes and other biomaterials market, which stood at US$0.46 billion in 2013, is estimated to expand at a CAGR of 10.6% over the period from 2014 to 2020, reaching an overall market value of US$0.88 million by 2020.

As one of the nation’s foremost providers of allografts, pericardium and other grafting substances, Surgikor is proud to stand at the forefront of a field which continues to gain acclaim and acceptance.

If you’d like to get your hands on cortical cancellous bone grafts, collagen products or any other grafting materials, please be sure to visit our Los Angeles dental surgery supply store today.

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Understanding Allograft Dental Bone Grafts

What is an allograft bone graft, and how is it used in dental surgery?

Most professionals are already aware that an allograft is, by definition, a biological substance which comes from another human being. The principal advantage to using an allograft for implant dentistry is that the cells tend to fuse without difficulty to existing bone, promoting further growth and strengthening the surrounding tissues.

Here at Surgikor, we offer bone grafting materials in a variety of forms, including cortical, cancellous, and a mixture of both. We also offer non-allograft materials which originate from bovine tissue and can be used in a variety of external applications.

High quality allograft bone grafts aren’t always cheap, but they have consistently shown themselves to be effective tools in the placement and healing of dental implant sites. To learn more and get your hands on our preferred suite of allograft products, please contact us today.

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How to Find Superior Bone Grafting Material

Looking for outstanding bone grafting material, and wondering how to choose? There are, after all, several competing national brands for grafting materials, and generally speaking they all meet the standard guidelines for sterility, purity, bioavailability and so on.

One thing that may help is to look closely at each vendor and determine whether they work exclusively in dental surgery supplies or not. At Surgikor, we are proud to offer not just allograft and cortical cancellous bone grafts, but a wide variety of dental instruments such as sinus lift instruments, scalpels, drills and more.

Dental surgery is our stock in trade. That means that every time you order bone grafting material from Surgikor, you are working with a dedicated expert in the field you know best.

To learn more about our selection of bone grafting kits, including pericardium and collagen products, contact us today.

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Pericardium Products for Your Dental Practice

Creating a stable site for dental surgery is a job for which pericardium is uniquely well-suited. As a strong, secure, pliant and sterile scaffold for bone grafting materials, pericardium helps dental professionals sculpt bone regeneration sites that can withstand many months of healing.

At Surgikor, we offer the finest pericardium products in California, vetted and tested by our vendors to ensure that every membrane meets the highest standards. These products are biocompatible and naturally absorbable, helping to ensure that postoperative care goes smoothly, and that few procedures ever require revision.

To learn more about Heli products such as HeliMend, HeliCote and HeliTape, feel free to browse our wide selection of dental surgery membranes here.

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Bone Grafting Material for Dental Surgery

Here at Surgikor, we take pride in a vast selection of bone grafting material to suit a variety of dental surgery procedures. Our products meet or exceed the most demanding standards in allograft and synthetic bone graft material, and we consistently include useful documentation for dental professionals nationwide.

Our bone grafting materials run the gamut from cortical and cancellous bone grafts, to demineralized and Nanogen bone grafts. Add in supplementary materials such as HeliMend and HeliCote membranes, and you have everything you need to perform precision dental surgery.

If you are seeking dental instruments for use in implant surgery and other procedures, you won’t find a more comprehensive and complete collection of materials, grafts, membranes and tools. Click here to begin your search today.

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Cortical and Cancellous Bone Grafts Explained

The Web is full of good resources about the science of bone grafting materials, giving dental professionals access to some strong writing about the various advantages and pitfalls of different materials.

This recent piece from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation offers a nice side-by-side look at cortical and cancellous bone grafts:

Bone grafts can also be classified according to their structural anatomy: cortical or cancellous. Cortical bone has fewer osteoblasts and osteocytes, less surface area per unit weight, and contributes a barrier to vascular ingrowth and remodeling compared with cancellous bone. The advantage of cortical bone is its superior structural strength.

The initial remodeling response to cortical bone is resorptive as osteoclastic activity predominates. Cortical grafts progressively weaken with time because of this bone resorption as well as slow, incomplete remodeling. Conversely, cancellous bone becomes progressively stronger because of its ability to induce early, rapid, new bone formation.

Whether a dental clinician opts for cortical allografts or cancellous allografts is largely a matter of individual history, prognosis and presentation.

At Surgikor, we proudly offer the industry standard in cortical cancellous bone grafting materials in a variety of types. Feel free to browse our catalog for the complete selection today.

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Better Cortical Cancellous Bone Grafts

At Surgikor, we place a premium on cancellous bone grafting material that meets the very highest standards – and offers your practice the lowest possible price.

This quick primer gives you all the information you need to understand and explain the biology behind cancellous bone grafts, beginning with a definition of cancellous bone, which is the spongier tissue inside the ends of most adult long bones:

The structure of the cancellous bone can be likened to a honeycomb that consists of interconnecting spaces containing the bone marrow. […] The marrow of cancellous bone tissue supplies osteoprogenitor cells that help in the formation and growth of new bone. Thus, bone grafts composed of cancellous bone are sometimes used in grafting procedures to promote osteogenesis.

Cancellous bone tissue is essential to many procedures in dental surgery which require the growth of new bone tissue. To learn more about our allograft bone grafts and the details of cortical cancellous materials for use in your practice, contact the dental surgery experts today.

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Allograft Dental Bone Grafts Require Soft Tissue Expertise

One of the interesting aspects of dental implantology and bone grafting is soft tissue aesthetics and restoration. As dental surgeons gain more expertise in this discipline, patients increasingly expect a seamless look when the procedure is complete.

This recent article addresses some of the remaining milestones in soft tissue technique, and explores the state of the process today. The researchers’ conclusion is appropriately positive, given how far we have come:

Our treatment modalities have evolved from socket compression post-extraction, to socket preservation with an aim to enhance the eventual peri-implant soft tissue . . .With newer research modalities, such as cyto-detachment technology, and cutting-edge bioengineering solutions (possibly a soft-tissue-implant construct) which might be available in the near future for enhancing soft tissue, we are certainly in an exciting era in dentistry.

If you’d like to deliver outstanding results both medically and cosmetically, you’ll need to work with the proper materials. Check here for our industry-leading allograft bone grafting kits, including collagen products, plugs, membranes and more.