Bone tissue in different parts of the edentulous maxilla and mandible

• Published in: Clinical oral implants research Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 372 - 377
• Main Authors: Lindhe, Jan, Bressan, Eriberto, Cecchinato, Denis, Corrá, Enrico, Toia, Marco, Liljenberg, Birgitta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Denmark Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2013
• Subjects: Alveolar Process; Alveolar Process - pathology; Biopsy; bone marrow; composition; Edentulous; edentulous ridge; Female; Humans; Jaw; Jaw, Edentulous - pathology; Male; Mandible; Mandible - pathology; Maxilla; Maxilla - pathology; mineralized bone; Odontologi; Odontology; Photomicrography; Staining and Labeling; Tooth Extraction; Wound Healing; edentulous ridge; mineralized bone; composition; bone marrow
• ISSN: 0905-7161; 1600-0501; 1600-0501
• DOI: 10.1111/clr.12064

Background The composition of the fully healed edentulous ridge of the posterior maxilla was recently examined and was found to contain about 50% mineralized bone and 16% bone marrow. Aim The objective was to examine the composition of the tissue of the fully healed ridge in different portions of th...