Table 2.
Percentages of patients’ acceptance to each type of bone graft
| Type of graft | Never | Only as a last resort | Yes, if the type of graft leads to the best results | Yes, if my dentist recommends the use of this type of graft | Yes, I am comfortable with the use of this graft | Only if the animal did not suffer nor was killed in order to obtain the graft | Yes, but only from a living donor | Yes, but only from a deceased donor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alloplastic | 1.8 (0/1.1/2/2.7/5.2) | 4.5 (4.1/3.4/6/2.7/6.9) | 32.4 (28.9/44.3/24/18.9/36.2) | 41.2 (43.3/28.4/48/54.1/43.1) | 20 (23.7/22.7/20/21.6/8.6) | NA | NA | NA |
| Xenograft | 11.8 (8.2/12.5/12/8.1/19) | 20.9 (19.6/14.8/24/24.3/27.6) | 21.2 (19.6/30.7/6/13.5/27.6) | 22.7 (22.7/19.3/40/37.8/1.7) | 10.3 (13.4/14.8/8/10.8/0) | 13 (16.5/8/10/5.4/22.4) | NA | NA |
| Autologous bone from an intraoral donor site | 3.6 (4.1/2.3/10/0/1.7) | 20.9 (22.7/29.5/18/2.7/17.2) | 28.5 (26.8/34.1/18/18.9/37.9) | 27.6 (22.7/19.3/36/43.2/31) | 19.7 (23.7/14.8/18/35.1/12.1) | NA | NA | NA |
| Autologous bone from an extraoral donor site | 8.2 (12.4/5.7/10/8.1/3.4) | 25.8 (32/20.7/38/5.4/25.9) | 27.1 (19.6/41.4/8/27/34.5) | 21.3 (18.6/13.8/26/32.4/25.9) | 17.6 (17.5/18.3/18/27/10.3) | NA | NA | NA |
| Allograft | 20.4 (16.5/19.3/16/32.4/24.6) | 20.1 (15.5/17/34/8.1/28.1) | 17.3 (19.6/20.5/6/16.2/19.3) | 18.8 (15.5/17/28/21.6/17.5) | 14 (21.6/13.6/12/10.8/5.3) | NA | 6.1 (4.1/11.4/2/8.1/3.5) | 3.3 (7.2/1.1/2/2.7/1.8) |
Note: Data shown as total (Italy/Chile/Spain/Portugal/France).
Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.