For over 25 years, we have been aware of the risk from spongiform diseases such as Mad Cow Disease when undergoing some dental procedures. We found this current article on using cow bones for tooth implants.
Bovine-derived grafting materials are frequently used in a variety of bone augmentation techniques. The aim of this paper is to assess the unique safety issue of bovine-derived grafting materials that is rarely addressed in dental literature: risk of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).
Conclusion: "We suggest abolishing the use of bovine bone."
Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research; The Risk of Prion Infection through Bovine Grafting Materials; Yeoungsug Kim DDS, MSD1, Angel Emmanuel Rodriguez DDS2 andHessam Nowzari DDS, PhD3,* Article first published online: 8 FEB 2016
