Randomized clinical study of injectable dextrin-based hydrogel as a carrier of a synthetic bone substitute

• Author(s): Machado, Alexandra ; Pereira, Isabel ; Costa, Filomena ; Brandão, Ana ; Pereira, José Eduardo ; Maurício, Ana Colette ; Santos, José Domingos ; Amaro, Inês ; Falacho, Rui ; Coelho, Rui ; Cruz, Nuno ; Gama, F. M.
• Date: 2023
• Persistent ID: https://hdl.handle.net/1822/83076
• Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Subject(s): Synthetic bone; Dextrin; Injectable hydrogel; Alveolar preservation
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Universidade do Minho

Description

This study aimed to improve the performance and mode of administration of a glass-reinforced hydroxyapatite synthetic bone substitute, Bonelike by Biosckin® (BL®), by association with a dextrin-based hydrogel, DEXGEL, to achieve an injectable and moldable device named DEXGEL Bone.