%0 Journal Article %T Feasible Advantage of Bioactive/Bioresorbable Devices Made of Forged Composites of Hydroxyapatite Particles and Poly-L-lactide in Alveolar Bone Augmentation: A Preliminary Study %A Hitoshi Nagatsuka %A Hotaka Kawai %A Keisuke Nakano %A Kiyofumi Takabatake %A Shintaro Sukegawa %A Takahiro Kanno %A Yoshihiko Furuki %J International Journal of Medical Sciences %D 2019 %R 10.7150/ijms.27986 %X Purpose: We aimed to document the clinical usefulness of uncalcined and unsintered hydroxyapatite (u-HA) particles and poly-L-lactide (PLLA) composite materials and their advantageous properties. %K Poly-L-lactide %K uncalcined and unsintered hydroxyapatite %K biodegradability %K osteoconductivity %K bone regeneration %U http://www.medsci.org/v16p0311.htm