Evaluation of Silica-calcium Phosphate Composite in Socket Augmentation

5 patients had bilateral decayed upper premolar or anterior teeth, in one side SCPC graft was inserted in socket and in the contralateral site was a control, 5 months months postoperative core biopsies were taken from both grafted sockets and control ungrafted sockets during implant insertion. The biopsy samples from SCPC-grafted and control ungrafted sockets were fixed, decalcified and embedded into paraffin wax. All samples were serially sectioned in serial 5μm-thin sections were stained separately with Hematoxylin and Eosin staining, Sirius red and Mason trichrome and immunostaining with osteopontin.