Influence of bed preparation on the incorporation of autogenous bone grafts: A study in Dogs

To study the influence of bed preparation on the incorporation of autogenou s bone grafts in mandibles, 6 dogs with 3 different types of receptor bed w ere used: cortical, perforated, and decorticated. After 45 and 90 days, the animals were sacrificed and bloch sections of grafted and adjacent bone we re removed. The specimens were prepared and stained with hematoxylin and eo sin and Masson's trichromic. The autogenous bone grafts were integrated wit h the receptor bed, mainly in the perforated and decorticated groups. The p oorest results were found in the cortical group.