Research Article

Histological Comparison in Rats between Carbonate Apatite Fabricated from Gypsum and Sintered Hydroxyapatite on Bone Remodeling

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Histologic sections of defects filled with CO3Ap () 4 weeks after implantation. (a, b) Direct contact with new bone to CO3Ap is observed, and the outline of CO3Ap is somewhat irregular (black arrows). (b) Remodeling of the material, which is engaged by the coupling of osteoblastic (OB) and osteoclastic cells (OC), is observed. Direct deposition of the bone matrix onto CO3Ap by osteoblasts is indicated (arrowheads). (c) Howship’s lacuna (blank arrows) formed by osteoclast is observed around the CO3Ap.
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