Recent Developments of Functional Scaffolds for Craniomaxillofacial Bone Tissue Engineering Applications

Figure 4

Alveolar ridge augmentation using bFGF-incorporated gelatin sponge and collagen membrane. (a) Preoperative intraoral photograph shows narrow alveolar ridge (arrows); (b) frontal plane of the preoperative dental CT is shown, and (c) bFGF-incorporated gelatin sponge (arrows) is implanted. Inserted photograph demonstrates bFGF-incorporated gelatin sponge, and (d) the narrow alveolar ridge is reconstructed (arrows) 8 months postoperatively.

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