Use of human fascia lata in rat calvarial bone defects
Acta odontol. latinoam; 28 (3), 2015
Publication year: 2015
Tooth loss leads to a decrease in alveolar bone volume, and consequently to the need for guided bone regeneration (GBR) techniques to restore bone anatomy, and the adequate choice of therapy. Fascia lata membrane (FLM) has been used in surgical procedures in neurology, orthopedics, otorhinolaryngology, cardiology, vascular surgery, gynecology, and dentistry for guided tissue regeneration. The aim of the present preliminary study was to evaluate bone tissue response in rat calvarial bone defects covered with human fascia lata membrane (FLM). Eight Wistar rats, 230g body weight, were subjected to bone surgery to create a 5x5mm long/ 1mm deep calvarial bone defect on either side of the median suture, using a piezoelectric scalpel and irrigation.
The animals were treated according to the following protocol:
Group I (GI): placement of a single layer of FLM (Biotar, Rosario, Prov. de Santa Fe, Argentina) to cover the defects; Group II (GII): double layer of FLM to cover the defects; Group III: no membrane; Group IV: control. All the animals were euthanized 60 days post-surgery; the heads were resected, radiographed, decalcified, and processed for embedding in paraffin and Hematoxylin-Eosin and Masson's trichrome staining. All bone defects covered with a single or double layer of FLM showed adequate osteogenesis, and none exhibited an inflammatory response. Groups III and IV Control showed scant osteogenesis and no alterations in soft tissues. The results obtained with this experimental model show biocompatibility of FML with the surrounding tissues at the studied time points. No alterations were observed in osteocytic lacunae or osteocytes in the bone after osteotomy using a piezoelectric scalpel. Further studies need to be conducted to assess bone tissue response to FLM in combination with bone substitutes.
La perdida de piezas dentarias conlleva la disminucion volumetrica del hueso alveolar y la necesidad de recurrir a tecnicas de regeneracion osea guiada (ROG) para restablecer las condiciones anatomicas y aplicar las terapeuticas adecuadas. La membrana de fascia lata (MFL) ha sido utilizada en intervenciones quirurgicas del area neurologica, ortopedica, otorrinolaringologica, cardiologica, vascular, ginecologica y odontologica para regeneracion tisular guiada. El objetivo de este trabajo preliminar fue evaluar la respuesta tisular de defectos oseos en calota de rata recubiertos con MFL. Se utilizaron 8 ratas Wistar de 230 gr de peso, a las que se les realizo en la calota 2 defectos oseos de 5 x 5 mm de lado por 1 mm de profundidad, con bisturi piezoelectrico e irrigacion, a ambos lados de la linea media, segun tecnica estandarizada.