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Autologous bone replacement remains the preferred treatment for segmental defects of the mandible; however, it cannot replicate complex facial geometry and causes donor site morbidity. Bone tissue engineering has the potential to overcome these limitations. Various commercially available calcium phosphate-based bone substitutes (Novabone®, BioOss®, and Zengro®) are commonly used in dentistry for small bone defects around teeth and implants. However, their role in ectopic bone formation, which...

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Family support. >> i still use my phone. i usually use a speaker phone. or i use a headset. >> marks and his wife are urging lawmakers around the country to require manufacturers to put warnings directly on the phones. they believe having the safety information in the manual simply isnt enough. today marks is able to provide for his family again and is back on top in the real estate business. >> roll over or do you fight? im a fighter. >> now we cant say for sure whether alan marks tumors were i...

Look around the edges. these are little plates they put in four little screws, two in the bone substitute, two in the native skull and affixed that to the skull, then they actually close skin over that giving a normal contour back to her head again. got another incredible story as well of recovery. a car hit rob somers, then drove off leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. had he some sensation in his legs but that was it, and that was five years ago. this week his doctors announced somers...

what surprised me is voices urging caution are not only getting louder, but theyre getting more prominent. >> all right. im on my way. >> if youve ever put a cell phone to your ear, you should listen to what neurosurgeon dr. keith black has to say. >> theres no way to say that cell phone use is safe. i think the public has a right to know there could be a potential risk. the public generally assumes that if one is selling something on the market, that we have had assurances that that d...

Business. >> do you roll over or do you fight? im a fighter. >> now, we cant say for sure whether alan marks tumor, in fact, was caused by cell phones, but as we said, hes certainly a fighter. good luck to him and his family. also moving forward in the condition of gabrielle giffords. she underwent surgery to replace a piece of her skull that doctors removed months ago because of brain swelling. surgeons took a bone substitute and actually placed it in her own native bone which was saved but a...

Next to your head. that is something marks and his family support. >> i still use my phone. i usually use the speaker phone or i use the headset. >> reporter: marks and his wife are urging lawmakers around the country to require manufacturers to put warnings directly on the phones. they believe having the safety information in the manual simply isnt enough. today marks is able to provide for his family again and is back on top in the real estate business. >> do you roll over or do you fight? im ...

paraplegics. this guy could stand up again. this is when an accident paralyzed five years ago and doctors said he would never walk again. a medical team implanted an electric stimulator and within months he was taking assisted steps on a treadmill. ill be back at the top of the hour with more live news here. >> im dr. sanjay gupta. welcome to the show. today im taking a closer look at something thats become so closely woven into our lives its hard to imagine what we would do without it...

surgery. police in mexico arrested the leader of one of the countrys most notorious drug reasons. balderas operated the gang. i talked to a former dea agent a short time ago. >> this is major. youve got to remember this gang was responsible for large shipments over a long period of time, over ten years, coming from mexico to united states. youre talking about cocaine, marijuana. also, because they were able to free up the borders and get control over the borders, there is methampheta...

How much, a significant portion of the left side, and the bone piece itself is about that size. so its -- you know, its something thats done quite frequently and the skin is closed over this area, but theres a concavity. >> so the skin grows back over it? or they graft skin on? >> theres an incision made and after the operation is performed, the skin is brought back together. and put together with sutures. but to your point, the only thing protecting the underlying brain now is that layer of ski...