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SUBMITTER: Trinh HA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7044473 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Trinh Hai Anh HA Dam Van Viet VV Banlunara Wijit W Sangvanich Polkit P Thunyakitpisal Pasutha P
Case reports in dentistry 20200213
Acemannan, the major polysaccharide extracted from Aloe vera, is biomaterial that has demonstrated osteoinductive effects <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo.</i> However, the effect of acemannan sponges on bone formation in open-type sinus augmentation has not evaluated. Here, we report a case study using radiographic and histological analyses to investigate the effect of acemannan on bone formation after lateral sinus lift surgery. The case was a 57-year-old female patient with an atrophic left pos ...[more]