Bone Abstracts

Purpose: To investigate the effect of enamel matrix derivative (Emdogain) on the attachment, growth behavior and the genetic effect of human gingival fibroblasts (HGF) cultured on zirconium disc surfaces.Materials and methods: HGF cells were cultured on i) zirconium discs without enamel matrix derivative (EMD), ii) zirconium discs with EMD 25 μg/ml, and iii) zirconium discs with EMD 100 μg/ml. The cell proliferation activity was evaluated throu...