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Comparative Evaluation of the Bone Regenerative Potential of a Novel Calcium Silicate-Modified Calcium Carbonate Graft Material: Histological and Micro-Computed Tomography Assessment Using a Rat Calvarial Defect Model

Masataka Nakayama, Yu Kataoka, Naoki Kitamura, Chie Watanabe, Satoko Kujiraoka, Kikue Yamaguchi, Yuma Seki, Toshitake Furusawa, Hidero Unuma, Motohiro Munakata

Abstract

In the present study, we evaluated the usefulness of a porous sintered calcium carbonate body with CaSiO3 by comparing its osteogenic capacity with that of calcium carbonate without CaSiO3 and that of β-tricalcium phosphate (TP). A cranial defect model of eight-week-old male Wistar rats was divided into three groups: calcium carbonate (CC), calcium carbonate-CaSiO3 composite (CC+CS), and TP. Micro-computed tomography (CT) and histological analysis were performed at four and eight weeks postoperatively. Upon quantitative evaluation of newly formed bone volume by radiography, the CC+CS group demonstrated the highest value at eight weeks postoperatively and exhibited significantly more new bone formations than the CC group (p < 0.05). Upon histological evaluation, the CC+CS group demonstrated significantly higher new bone formation than the CC group (p < 0.05). Furthermore, in terms of residual graft material ratio, at eight weeks postoperatively, the amount of residual graft material in the CC+CS group was significantly higher than that in the TP group (p < 0.05). Therefore, the addition of CaSiO3 enhances the functional regulation of calcium carbonate-based artificial bone and can be incorporated in bone graft materials.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Bone Tissue Engineering Materials · Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes · Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty

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Affiliations

Department of Implant Dentistry, Showa Medical University Graduate School of Dentistry, 2-1-1, Kita-senzoku, Ota-ku, Tokyo 145-8515, Japan

Department of Biomaterials and Engineering, Showa Medical University Graduate School of Dentistry, 1-5-8, Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan

Department of Dental Education, Showa Medical University Graduate School of Dentistry, 1-5-8, Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan

Tsurumi University Dental Hospital, 2-1-3 Tsurumi, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 230-8501, Japan

Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa City, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan

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