In a pilot study of the effect of electrical stimulation on healing bone grafts, an animal study with adult male rats, Garima K. Talwar, DDS, a postgraduate student at the University of Maryland ...

Grafting materials, lasers, and low frequency vibration speed up healing The use of grafting materials, laser therapy, ...

The second step of the treatment was to perform an atraumatic extraction. Atraumatic means less damage to the bone surrounding the root and less pressure on the root of the tooth, allowing removal of ...

Although most broken bones can be mended with a firm cast and a generous measure of tender loving care, more complicated fractures require treatments like bone grafting. Researchers have now created ...

When a bone break is too severe to heal on its own, surgeons often rely on grafts or rigid metal implants — but both come ...