Bone possesses the intrinsic capacity for regeneration as part of the repair process in response to injury, development or remodeling. Where bone regeneration is impaired, bone grafting materials are used to augment regeneration in a variety of maxillofacial procedures.
Xenograft grafting material is harvested from a different species from that of the recipient and is usually Porcine, Equine or Bovine.
Allograft bone grafting is graft tissue derived from human bone. The bone is harvested from a donor other than the recipient. To ensure the graft is safe to use, donors are screened and the graft materials processed in a sterile environment