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Collagen Substitutes in Oral Soft Tissue Augmentation: An In Vitro-Ex Vivo Study on Expansion and Elasticity.

Clinical and experimental dental research · Mancini L, Wenk S, Tavelli L, Jung RE, Naenni N, Thoma DS · 2026-10-01

Researchers compared seven collagen matrices for their ability to absorb blood and expand in volume, finding that volume-stable matrices absorbed more fluid and expanded significantly more than non-stable versions, with implications for managing swelling during soft tissue grafting.

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