Mineral needed for the mineralization of the new bone in a graft site.
Its source is usually from the surrounding bone and may be also introduced through the blood supply.
Class of ceramics with varying calcium-to-phosphorous ratios, which can form a direct bond with bone.
It can also be used as a bone substitute.
See: Alloplast, Biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP), Tricalcium phosphate (TCP).
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