Title

Advances and applications of bone grafts in dentistry: A short review

Authors

Monica Rajmalani^1,*, Fizzah Dadani¹, Alberto Iturbe², Jagbir Kaur³, Ola Wedat Alla⁴ & Nelly Mariela⁵

Affiliation

¹Department of Dental Surgery, Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Dental College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India; ²Department of Dental Surgery, Central University of Venezuela, Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela; ³Department of Dental Surgery, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Amritsar, Punjab, India; ⁴Department of Dental Surgery, Elrazi University, Faculty of Dentistry, Al-Azhari, Khartoum, Sudan, North Africa; ⁵Department of Dental Surgery, Antonio Narino University, Bogota, Colombia, South America; *Corresponding author

Email

Monica Rajmalani - E-mail: monicarajmalani@gmail.com
Fizzah Dadani - E-mail: fizzahdadani@gmail.com
Alberto Iturbe - E-mail: albertoiturbe18@gmail.com
Jagbir Kaur - E-mail: jagbirkaurbajwa@gmail.com
Ola Wedat Alla - E-mail: Olaaltoum@gmail.com
Nelly Mariela - E-mail: nem921@hotmail.com

Article Type

Review

Date

Received November 15, 2025; Revised December 15, 2025; Accepted December 15, 2025, Published December 15, 2025

Abstract

Bone grafts in dentistry, focusing on surgical techniques for bone repair and reconstruction is gaining momenture. There are 3 main types: autografts derived from the patient, allografts obtained from donors and synthetic grafts composed of artificial materials. Bone grafting is employed in treating fractures and bone defects and restoring structural integrity during orthopedic procedures. Thus, graft healing through integration with existing bone while also considering risks such as infection and rejection are needed for careful surgical planning.

Keywords

Bone Grafts, autografts, guided bone regeneration, vertical ridge augmentation, sticky bone

Citation

Rajmalani et al. Bioinformation 21(12): 4687-4691 (2025)

Edited by

Rashmi Daga

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.