Alloplastic putty bone graft- a short review

The shift in therapeutic concepts from resection to regeneration has influenced the advancement in grafting materials. The enormous progress in the field of biomaterial science, the risk of infectious diseases transmission and finally, efforts to reduce morbidity and cost has led research into the development of a variety of synthetic graft materials as alternatives. Synthetic bone grafts have been shown to produce greater clinical bone defect fill as a bone graft substitute. KEYWORDS: Alloplastic Bone graft, Guided bone regeneration