The authors describe the first case of tooth extraction in a patient treated with autologous skeletal myocardial sheet transplantation for severe dilated cardiomyopathy. This condition is associated with significant morbidity and mortality that may have identifiable causes or may be idiopathic or inherited. In addition to local disinfection, antimicrobial prophylaxis and continuous anticoagulan...

AIM Realize the surgery of sinus lifting floor to allow the installation of osseointegrated implants for oral rehabilitation, with the combination of different biomaterials, autogenous bone and lyophilized bovine bone. BACKGROUND Oral rehabilitation using the installation of osseointegrated implants is an alternative surgical approach that results in the satisfactory form, function and esthet...

Current approaches to the development of regenerative therapies have been influenced by our understanding of embryonic development, stem cell biology, and tissue engineering technology. The ultimate goal of regenerative therapy is to develop fully functioning bioengineered organs which work in cooperation with surrounding tissues to replace organs that were lost or damaged as a result of diseas...

Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) of the liver is a rare disease. In advanced cases of this parasitic disease, the inferior vena cava (IVC) can be invaded; in these cases, the optimal treatment is liver transplantation and replacement of the IVC. Considering the donor shortage and the drawbacks of immunosuppressive therapy, ex vivo liver resection followed by autotransplantation may be the first cho...

Dental pulp elaborates both bone and dentin under pathological conditions such as tooth replantation/transplantation. This study aims to clarify the expression of granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and osteopontin (OPN) in the process of reparative dentin formation by allogenic tooth transplantation using in situ hybridization for OPN and immunohistochemistry for GM-CSF a...

introduction: bone regeneration grafts (brg) are widely used in the treatment of osseous defects and oral surgery. the various techniques and associated success rates of bone augmentation require evaluation by systematic review and meta-analysis of eligible studies. the aim of this systematic review was to compare alveolar bone regeneration in humans using bio-oss and autogenous bone graft. mat...

Autogenous block bone grafts have been highly successful in treating human periodontal defects, restoring esthetics, and developing adequate bone volume for dental implant placement. Limitations in available donor bone, the need for an added surgical procedure, and other potential complications have made the use of allogenic bone graft materials an important alternative. One patient described i...

Renal failure is treated by dialysis or renal transplantation. About 63% of patients are treated with haemodialysis, 9% with peritoneal dialysis and 28% with renal transplantation.1 Haemodialysis can be performed through central venous catheters (internal jugular, subclavian and femoral vein) or through a permanent arteriovenous access. Long-term patency of central catheters is low, because the...

Segmental bone allografts are widely used in managing large cortical defects. To improve host-graft union, the effect of allograft on a tibial defect augmented with non-vascularized periosteal flap was studied. Twelve mature Australian white rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) were divided into intervention groups and control group. Bone defects treated segmental wrapped flap. The group transplanta...