The From Labs to Lives Blog connects everyday topics with UC Davis research. Each post is reviewed by our experts, ensuring you always get useful information you can trust. Bone density isn’t just ...

Over the last decade, goal-directed management of osteoporosis has been developed as a concept. In 2024, a working group of ...

Each year, about 2.2 million bone-grafting procedures are performed worldwide, the gold standard of care being autografting, which uses the patient's own bone for tooth implantation and to repair and ...

A recent review is transforming the landscape of craniomaxillofacial bone regeneration with the introduction of personalized bioceramic grafts. This pioneering research explores the fabrication and ...

Of the more than 2 million bone graft procedures globally, 500,000 of them are performed in the United States and add up to about $5 billion in costs, the researchers say. Besides autografting, the ...

The Alimperti Lab, a biomedical engineering lab at Georgetown University, is developing patent-pending 3D-printed bone grafts made from natural materials. Styliani Alimperti, associate professor of ...

Researchers at Swansea University have developed a revolutionary bone graft substitute inspired by coral which not only promotes faster healing but dissolves naturally in the body after the repair is ...

Scientists have developed a tool made from a modified glue gun that can 3D print bone grafts directly onto fractures and defects during surgery. Historically, bone implants have been made of metal, ...