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Bioglass

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bioglass,
n a fused silica-containing aluminum oxide that presents a surface-reactive glass film compatible with connective and epithelial tissues. Bioglass is used as a surface coating in blade and endosteal implants.

bioglass
a glass-ceramic biomaterial used for implants.

Bioglass
Orthopedics A product made from calcium salts, phosphorous, sodium salts and silicon–essential elements of mineralized bone which bonds with bone and promotes bone regeneration Indications Mandibular augmentation, repair of damaged middle ear


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The materials used in orthopaedic surgery include ceramics, polymers, metals such as stainless steel, cobalt-chromium and titanium and the shape memory alloy NiTi, as well as re-absorbable materials such as bioglass, various modifications of hydroxyapatite and bone grafts.
Bioglass has been widely used in oral surgery, with more than 450,000 implanted cases.
Composed of Bioglass [R] 45S5, NovaBone-C/M is used as a bone graft extender in much the same way as autogenous bone graft chips or allograft bone particulate.
 
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