4 Topic Commentaries

Regenerative Materials in Site Preparation for Implant Placement: A Clinically Validated Histological Perspective

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  Alireza Moshaverinia, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D., F.A.C.P.

  Assistant Professor of Prosthodontics

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  UCLA School of Dentistry

  “We knew that we needed a product that had optimal adhesion within the confines of the mouth or else our goal to effectively regenerate bone and tissue in the oral cavity would fail,”

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  Geelsu Hwang, Ph.D.

  Assistant Professor, Division of Restorative Dentistry

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  Penn Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

  “The lack of a good seal between the implant structure and the surrounding gum, compared to a natural tooth, means that the risk of peri-implant disease is quite high,”

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  Luiz Bertassoni, D.D.S., Ph.D.

  Associate Professor, School of Dentistry; Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine

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  Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)

  “Our patent-pending scaffolding is easy to use; it can be stacked together like Legos and placed in thousands of different configurations to match the complexity and size of almost any situation,”

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  Ramesh Subbiah, Ph.D.

  Postdoctoral Scholar, Bertassoni Lab

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  Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) School of Dentistry

  “The 3D-printed microcage technology improves healing by stimulating the right type of cells to grow in the right place, and at the right time,”

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