Muslim patients risk receiving pig or other animal bone in dental implants without knowing, report warns

Muslim dental patients in Britain could be receiving bone grafts derived from pigs, cows or other animals without being clearly told what is being put into their bodies, a new report has warned.

The Bone Truths report says animal-derived bone is the most commonly used type of dental bone graft in the UK and globally, but many patients are not adequately informed about the origin of the material or the alternatives available to them.

Bone grafts are commonly required before dental implants when a patient does not have enough healthy jawbone to support the implant. The graft rebuilds or strengthens the jaw so that an artificial tooth can be securely fitted.

But what many patients may not realise is that the material used to rebuild their jaw can come from several sources — including their own bone, a deceased human donor, synthetic material or animals.

Animal-derived grafts, known as xenografts, usually come from cows but can also be derived from pigs or horses, according to the report. Independent dental practitioners also publicly describe cow-bone xenografts and human-donor allografts as materials used in implant grafting.

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