Table 3.
Brand Name | Company | Compositional Details | Intended Use |
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BioCoral® | BioCoral Inc | Natural coral calcium carbonate wholly mineral bone graft substitute (99% calcium carbonate) [68] | Spinal surgery, tibial osteotomies, hip fractures, trephine hole replacement, fracture repair, osteoporosis; maxillocraniofacial; reconstructive and cosmetic surgery, bone defects due to loss of teeth or periodontal disease |
Pro-Osteon® 200R | Zimmer Biomet | Coral calcium carbonate matrix covered by outer layer 2–10 µm thickness of calcium phosphate. Pore size 190–230 µm. Significant resorption in 6–18 months. | Indicated for bony voids or gaps that are not intrinsic to the stability of the skeletal system |
Pro-Osteon® 500R | Zimmer Biomet | Coral calcium carbonate matrix covered by outer layer 2–10 µm thickness of calcium phosphate. Median pore diameter 435 µm. Significant resorption in 6–18 months. | Indicated to be gently packed into bony voids or gaps of the skeletal system (i.e., the extremities, spine, and pelvis) as for cervical fusion. |
CoreBone® Coross® |
Corebone/DSI, Dental Solutions Israel | Coral calcium carbonate crystals (>95%) as aragonite enriched with silicon, strontium, and other non-organic substances. Ca, Si, and Sr play important roles in bone mineralization | Maxillofacial and orthopedic indications. Interconnected porosity allows 3D generation of bone with high fusion rates, without loss of strength |
Frios® Algipore® | Dentsply Sirona | Algae-derived hydroxyapatite by hydrothermal conversion of original calcium carbonate of the algae Corallina officialis [69]. Particle sizes 0.3–2 mm; pores of 5–10 μm [70] | Bone augmentation in the atrophic maxilla, periimplantitis lesions, alveolar ridge alteration following tooth extraction |