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| Year : 2011 |
Volume
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Exostosis: A donor site for autograft
Rajiv N Puttaswamaiah, Sushama R Galgali, Vinayak S Gowda
Department of Periodontics, V.S. Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, India
Correspondence Address:
Rajiv N Puttaswamaiah
Department of Periodontics, V.S. Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.94687
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This article reports the utilization of exostosis as a source of autogenous bone for the treatment of osseous defects. A patient presented with an exostosis on the mandibular lingual region on the right side of the jaw. Exostosis was surgically removed using a chisel and mallet. The autograft thus obtained was used to treat a shallow osseous crater between 46 and 47. New bone formation was noticed at the grafted site 6 months after grafting. Bone formed in the grafted areas showed comparable clinical features to those of native bone. |
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