University of Buffalo researchers have created a strontium-loaded scaffold which can be modified to fit any dental implant.
The study published in the Journal of Biomedical Materials Research found that strontium scaffolds promoted wound healing by promoting gingival fibroblast activity, even at low concentrations.
Michelle Visser, PhD, associate professor of oral biology at the university said to EurekaAlert!, “Scaffold materials have been explored to promote bone and skin wound healing, but adaptations for the oral cavity are limited.
“These novel scaffolds represent a system for effective strontium release in the oral cavity.”