Biological evalutation of autologous bone samples taken with various methods

Autologous bone sampling is a well documented procedure in oral and maxillofacial surgery, therefore there are various methods of sampling bone and particulate blocks. It is suggest that small bone particles exhibit a larger total area, but that mechanical manipulation reduces the number of viable cells taken with greater damage to small particles. The aim of the present work is to determine the number of viable cells in mandibular and maxilla bone chips, evaluating whether there is a significant difference between different methods of sampling and collection.