EVALUATION OF STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN THE AREA OF EXPERIMENTAL MANDIBULAR DEFECT WHEN APPLYING OSTEOPLASTIC MATERIALS BASED ON VARIOUS COMPONENT PERCENTAGE OF HYDROXYAPATITE AND POLYLACTIDE.

The main aim is to find out the mechanisms of reparative regeneration of bone tissue in artificially created transverse mandibular defects in rats when applying osteoplastic materials based on hydroxyapatite and polylactide with different component percentage. Experimental studies were carried out on 114 mature laboratory white male 180-220 g rats that were divided into groups: control group - animals whose bone defect was filled only with a blood clot; 1st experimental group - the entire defect volume was densely filled with a block with the ratio of component parts, hydroxyapatite 80% + polylactide 20%; 2nd experimental group was similar, but with the ratio of 50% + 50%. Morphological and morphometric research methods were carried out after the removed jaws had been decalcized in a 10% nitric acid solution.