Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2023, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (14): 2249-2256.doi: 10.12307/2023.152

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Animal models of jaw critical-sized defect in jaw defect repair

Wang Yue, Zhang Xiaoyan, Li Yunlong, Mei Shuang, Li Xiangjun   

  1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hebei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Hebei Provincial Clinical Research Canter for Oral Diseases, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, Hebei Province, China
  • Received:2022-04-14 Accepted:2022-05-28 Online:2023-05-18 Published:2022-09-30
  • Contact: Li Xiangjun, MD, Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, Hebei Province, China
  • About author:Wang Yue, Master candidate, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, Hebei Province, China
  • Supported by:
    The Key Research & Development Project of Hebei Provincial Department of Science and Technology, No. 21377719D (to LXJ); The Government Funded Medical Talents Project of Hebei Province, No. 361029 (to LXJ)

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Jaw defect repair has always been one of the challenges in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Artificial bone materials have gradually replaced autologous bone and allogeneic bone as a research hotspot for jaw defect repair. In order to evaluate the development prospect of artificial bone materials as an alternative to jaw defect repair, it is necessary to establish a reproducible and effective animal model of jaw defect, but there is no unified ideal experimental animal model of jaw defect that can perfectly simulate the structure and mechanical characteristics of the human jaw.
OBJECTIVE: To review the animal models of mandibular defects from the following aspects: animal species, ages of model animals, size of mandibular critical-sized defects, surgical approaches and sites, and experimental detection methods after modeling.
METHODS: PubMed and CNKI databases were searched for relevant documents. The keywords were “jaw, mandibular, critical-sized defect, animal model” in English and Chinese, respectively. A total of 68 articles highly correlated with experimental research and development of mandibular defects and animal models were included and summarized.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Establishing an ideal animal model of jaw defect with determination of critical-sized defect is important to explore the repair mechanism of jaw defect or verify the repair effect of biomaterials on bone defect. Reasonable jaw critical-sized defect models have been established in rats, dogs, and pigs. However, there is no consensus on the critical size of segmental and non-segmental defects of the rabbit mandible worldwide. Less is reported on the use of sheep or primate models of jaw defect. The models established in previous studies can provide a certain theoretical basis for the establishment of jaw critical-sized defect models in sheep or primates. Therefore, the standardization of animal models of jaw defects in different species and the determination of jaw critical-sized defects for research on the mechanism and application of jaw defect repair remain to be further studied. 

Key words:  , jaw, mandible, critical-sized defect, animal model, research progress, review

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