Immediate Implants in Maxillary Premolar Region Using Xenograft vs Allograft

Overview

Immediate implant placement has the disadvantage of difficulty in obtaining primary stability, lack of adequate soft tissue coverage and also the control of the implant position is difficult in addition to the cost of the graft. Autogenous bone graft is considered to be the golden standard for grafting as it has osteoconductive , osteoinductive and osteogenic functions , however it has the problems of donor site morbidity , the need for two surgeries as well as post operative swelling and discomfort of the patient , so alternative bone grafts as allografts and xenografts, has been introduced.

Allograft bone is obtained from individuals of the same species, derived from human-cadaver bone that has been selected and tested to be free of HIV and transmitted diseases. The most common allograft used is dematerialized freeze-dried bone allograft (DFDBA), provide type I collagen, which comprises most of the organic component of bone. In addition, allograft contains BMPs, which stimulate osteoinduction. There are thirteen proteins have been identified (BMP1-BMP13) which are osteoinductive compounds and stimulate new bone formation. A previous study demonstrated that, a combination of osseous coagulum collected during preparation and freeze-dried bone allograft placed at immediate implant insertion and loading. Xenografts are one of the most successful and widely used grafting materials nowadays as a replacement for autogenous bone grafts. Studies showed that xenografts are very successful because of their osteoconductive properties, their denisty which provides stabilization to the graft and implant and they supply the necessary minerals for bone formation as xenograft don't resorb completely.