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Microvascular bone grafting shows tion, cartilage formation, vasculariza- penetration and involvement of a
higher success rates for defects that tion, bone formation, and ultimately, neighboring dental implant (Fig 1).
are greater than 5 cm in size. The remodeling of the new bone tissue The surgical plan included man-
fibula flap is considered the gold along with population by hemato- dibular segmentectomy with safety
standard for mandibular recon- poietic bone marrow elements.15 margins to avoid further recurrenc-
struction7; however, microvascular In 2004, Warnke et al16 reported es and a reconstructive procedure.
reconstruction is often technically a case of mandibular reconstruc- Regarding the latter, the patient
demanding and time-consuming, tion with a titanium mesh cage filled refused a free bone graft from the
may cause significant morbidity with bone mineral blocks, 7 mg of iliac crest and a microvascularized
both at donor and recipient sites, recombinent bone morphogenetic flap from the same donor site. Re-
and requires general anesthesia and protein 7 (rBMP-7), and 20 mL of construction with tissue engineer-
hospitalization. Further, the quality the patient’s bone marrow. The re- ing techniques was thus proposed.
and height of the bone graft is fre- construction was implanted into the Preoperative work-up included
quently limited.8,9 These drawbacks latissimus dorsi muscle and then a stereolithographic cast on which
have led to the development of re- transferred to repair the mandibular a titanium mesh tray was adapted
constructive procedures based on defect. This technique provided a (Fig 2).
tissue engineering. good three-dimensional outcome.16 Surgery was performed under
Tissue engineering blends re- The aim of this article is to general anesthesia. An extraoral
generative medicine and surgery, report a case of recurrent amelo- submandibular 4-cm incision was
with its three basic components blastoma in which mandibular re- chosen to minimize the risk of con-
being scaffolds, cells, and signaling construction was achieved with taminating the reconstruction. Seg-
molecules. Tissue regeneration and bovine hydroxyapatite blocks and mental mandibular resection was
functional restoration are achieved BMP-7 in combination with bone performed using a reciprocating saw
through the implantation of cells marrow aspirate concentrate. with a safety margin of 1 cm at each
and tissues developed outside side (Fig 3). Therefore, a 6-cm de-
the body or the promotion of cell fect was created. The reconstruction
growth in an implanted matrix.10 Case report was prepared within the preformed
These procedures eliminate the titanium mesh using protein demin-
need to harvest tissue from a donor A 33-year-old woman was referred eralized bovine blocks (Bio-Oss,
site, thereby eradicating concomi- to the authors’ institute with a diag- Geistlich) infused with 2 g of rBMP-
tant donor site morbidity.11 nosis of recurrent ameloblastoma. 7 and 5 mL of concentrate from a
Bone morphogenetic proteins The patient had been initially diag- bone marrow aspirate. To obtain the
(BMPs) are multifunctional proteins nosed 2 years earlier, and conserva- marrow-derived mesenchymal cell
with a wide range of biologic ac- tive treatment (extensive curettage) concentration, the iliac crest was
tivities involving a variety of cell had been applied at that time at a perforated approximately 3 cm lat-
types.12,13 According to the scien- different facility. Tumor recurrence erocaudally from the superior poste-
tific literature, BMPs mediate in cell was detected 11 months later, and rior iliac spine using a bone marrow
growth regulation, differentiation, the patient was subsequently re- biopsy needle. With three 20-mL sy-
chemotaxis, and apoptosis and play ferred to the authors’ institute for ringes containing 0.3 mL of heparin
pivotal roles in morphogenesis.14 radical treatment. solution diluted with sodium chlo-
Implantation of this protein com- A cone beam computed tomog- ride to 1,000 U/mL each, 40 mL of
ponent of bone matrix results in a raphy (CBCT) evaluation revealed bone marrow was collected. The as-
complex series of cellular events, an expansive lesion in the left pirate was pooled and anticoagulat-
including mesenchymal cell infiltra- mandibular body with cortical ed with 3.5 mL of heparin solution.
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Fig 1 Orthopantomograph showing Fig 2 Stereolithographic cast of the man- Fig 3 Titanium mesh adapted to the
an ameloblastoma in the left side of the dible and the resected portion. stereolithographic cast.
mandible.
Fig 4 Titanium mesh with protein de- Fig 5 Intraoperative view of the titanium Fig 6 Postoperative orthopantomograph
mineralized bovine blocks, bone marrow mesh adapted to the patient’s mandible showing the titanium mesh and protein
cells, BMP-7, and bioabsorbable collagen and covered with bioabsorbable collagen demineralized bovine blocks in place.
membranes. membranes.
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SCT
NBF
XE
XE
Fig 7 Implants were placed in the recon- Fig 8 Histomorphometric analysis re- Fig 9 Occlusal view of the implant pros-
structed area after 9 months. vealed new bone formation (NBF) around thesis after 1 year in function.
particles of xenograft material (XE) and soft
connective tissue (SCT).
There is recent evidence prov- It has been used in combination extracted demineralized bone ma-
ing the efficacy of BMPs.8,10,12–21 In with a type I collagen carrier for the trix, hydroxyapatite, or biodegrad-
terms of osteogenesis and osse- treatment of tibial nonunions, and able polymers.26
ous defect repair, growth factors clinical and radiographic results Bone marrow–derived stem
seem to have the highest efficacy.22 comparable to the autogenous and progenitor cells have been
Regarding safety, minor side ef- bone control group have been re- used to regenerate several tissues,
fects, including headaches, an in- ported.25 All new bone induced including bone.27,28 Their use as
crease and modification of plasma by any bone grafting material or bone marrow aspirate concentrate
amylase levels without pancreatitis, osteogenic molecule, including is a promising alternative to con-
and a decrease in magnesium and BMP-7, may be considered of au- ventional autogenous grafting.29 A
tachycardia, have been reported togenous origin and is prone to recent prospective study in the field
in accordance with BMP use.23 The normal bone remodeling.25 of orthopedic surgery has shown
generation of anti-BMP or anticolla- In clinical use, bone growth bone marrow aspirate concentrate
gen antibodies has been detected factors need a carrier. Many types combined with biomaterials (porous
in less than 4% of the population, of scaffolding have been devel- hydroxyapatite and β–tricalcium
with no clinically significant conse- oped to maintain BMP levels for a phosphate) generates bone trabec-
quences.23 long period.26 Animal studies have ulae and a lamellar pattern in spinal
BMP-7, also known as osteo- shown efficient regeneration of fusion surgery.30
genic protein 1 (OP-1), has proven critical-sized defects with recombi- In this patient, bone marrow
its osteoinductive capacity both in nant forms of BMP combined with aspirate seeded on a scaffold ob-
experimental and clinical trials.24 collagen carriers such as guanidine- tained from bovine hydroxyapatite
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