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. 2007 Nov;19(4):455-66, v.
doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2007.07.008.

Bone and bone graft healing

Robert E Marx  1
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Bone and bone graft healing

Robert E Marx. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2007 Nov.

Abstract

Bone is unique in connective tissue healing because it heals entirely by cellular regeneration and the production of a mineral matrix rather than just collagen deposition known as scar. This article discusses the cellular, tissue, and organ levels in each of the following sections--skeletal embryology, normal bone, examples of abnormal bone, and bone graft healing--as they relate to the jaws and the craniofacial skeleton.

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