TY - JOUR A1 - Capella Cobos, Julio César T1 - Using extracted teeth as a novel graft material in atrophic ridge augmentation: A report of two cases with histology and cone-beam computed tomography Y1 - 2020/1/1 JF - International Journal of Growth Factors and Stem Cells in Dentistry JO - Int J Growth Factors Stem Cells Dent SP - 18 EP - 26 VL - 3 IS - 1 UR - https://www.cellsindentistry.org/article.asp?issn=2589-7330;year=2020;volume=3;issue=1;spage=18;epage=26;aulast=Capella DO - 10.4103/GFSC.GFSC_14_19 N2 - After a dental extraction procedure, the extracted teeth are discarded disregarding their properties as an excellent graft material. The use of extracted teeth as a graft material was first performed by Dr. Marshall Urist in 1967, where he discovered and verified that the decalcified dentin matrix can induce bone formation, but his decalcification method took at least 5 days to accomplish before being able to use it as a graft material. Currently, an ultrasonic technology with temperature and vacuum control, named VacuaSonic® System reduces the decalcification time dramatically (≤80 min) converting the tooth into graft material at chairside immediately after the dental extraction with the result being an autogenous tooth graft material (ATG). The aim of this article is to introduce two clinical cases: one case of alveolar ridge augmentation, and the other, socket preservation using ATG mixed with liquid-phase concentrated growth factors (LP-CGF) prepared at chairside on the same day of the dental extraction procedure. LP-CGF is obtained from the same patient, which was collected in blood collection tubes and processed by a special centrifuge device. The result obtained by mixing ATG with LP-CGF is a graft matrix named “Gummy Tooth Graft.” ER -