Comparative Analysis of Three Bone Substitute Materials Based on Co-Occurrence Matrix

Background. Nowadays, bone substitute materials have become more popular. Objectives. This article covers the comparison of tree bone-substitute materials – ChronOS®, Cerasorb® and Straumann Bone Ceramic® (all pertain to β-tricalcium phosphates group), the quality of newly created bone was compared. Material and Methods. For the purposes of this paper, the analysis of X-ray photographs of 110 patients was conducted. Intraoral periapical radiographs were made on the day of a surgery and 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after the surgery such as extraction, resection and cyst removal. In the comparative analysis co-occurrence matrix was used. Results. The above-mentioned materials belong to the same group of tricalcium phosphates, but have different shape, size, and surface structure of granule, as a result of which there are slight differences in the bone regeneration activity observed during a few months post-operativelly. Moreover, Straumann Bone Ceramic contains hydroxylapatite, which is visible in all radiographic images during 12 months. Conclusions. During 12 months of tests, only the place where ChronOS is applied does not differ from reference bone on radiographic images. Cerasorb and Straumann Bone Ceramic need longer period than 12 months in order to create a full-value bone (Dent. Med. Probl. 2010, 47, 1, 23–29).