FIG. 1.

Overview of the experimental procedure. (A) Timeline of the whole experiment. (B) Representative surgical and healing images of the procedure. (C) Descriptive scheme of reconstructive surgery. Experimental group: FGF/PGA was applied on the root surface (blue area) and BMP/CPC was applied into the bone defect (yellow area). Control group: PGA was applied on the root surface (blue area) and CPC was applied in the bone defect (yellow area). BMP, bone morphogenetic protein; CPC, calcium phosphate cement; FGF, fibroblast growth factor; PGA, propylene glycol alginate. Color images are available online.