DentoGen is a Medical Grade Calcium Sulfate Hemihydrate (MGCSH). MGCSH is a highly purified form of calcium sulfate.
What properties are unique to calcium sulfate bone grafts?
Calcium sulfate is completely biodegradable. It is also angiogenic as well as hemostatic. Additionally, it can be used as a barrier membrane. These properties make calcium sulfate unique.
2. What are the indications for DentoGen?
DentoGen is allowed for marketing by USFDA as a bone graft by itself, in combination with other bone graft materials and as a barrier membrane. In other words, you can graft with any material of choice and then layer DentoGen over the graft instead of having to fit a membrane fragment. It makes covering the graft much easier. In fact, after covering the graft site with DentoGen, primary closure is not required. This makes for an easier and more cost effective bone grafting procedure.
It can also be used in combination with dental implants to improve their osseointegratation.