The effect of electrical current on the healing of mandibular freeze-dried bone allografts in dogs. Academic Article

abstract

• Low levels of electrical current have been shown to affect the process of osseous repair. This study experimentally evaluated the effect of electrical stimulation on the healing of freeze-dried mandibular allogeneic bone grafts in dogs. Healing of the grafts was monitored by sequential submento-occlusal radiographs and radionuclide bone imaging at two, four, six, and eight weeks after grafting. Results indicated no significant difference in the osseous repair of stimulated and nonstimulated freeze-dried allogeneic bone grafts.

authors

• Triplett, Robert

published proceedings

• J Oral Maxillofac Surg

author list (cited authors)

• Branham, G. B., Triplett, R. G., Yeandle, S., & Vieras, F.

citation count

• 3

complete list of authors

• Branham, GB||Triplett, RG||Yeandle, S||Vieras, F

publication date

• January 1985

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Bone Transplantation
• Diphosphonates
• Dogs
• Electric Stimulation Therapy
• Freeze Drying
• Mandible
• Radionuclide Imaging
• Technetium
• Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
• Time Factors
• Wound Healing

PubMed Central ID

• 3158728

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/s0278-2391(85)80047-1

start page

• 403

end page

• 407

volume

• 43

issue

• 6

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0278-2391(85)80047-1