Table 2 Degrees of patient acceptance of the different types of bone graft (n = 100)
From: Bone grafts utilized in dentistry: an analysis of patients' preferences
Type of graft | Percentage of validated answers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Never | Only as a last resort | Yes, if this type of graft leads to the best results | Yes, if my dentist recommends the use of this type of graft material | Yes. I am comfortable with the use of this graft material. | Only if the animal did not suffer or was killed in order to obtain the graft | Yes, but only from a living donor | Yes, but only from a deceased donor | |
Alloplastics | 2 % | 13 % | 33 % | 23 % | 29 % | - | - | - |
Autologous bone graft from intraoral donor site (chin or posterior mandible) | 3 % | 7 % | 31 % | 20 % | 39 % | - | - | - |
Autologous bone graft from extraoral donor site (tibia, hip, etc.) | 8 % | 17 % | 26 % | 19 % | 30 % | - | - | - |
Xenograft | 15 % | 18 % | 25 % | 15 % | 15 % | 11 % | - | - |
Allograft | 20 % | 21 % | 19 % | 0 % | 4 % | - | 11 % | 7 % |