Uncovering the Mystery of the "Autoblock" Procedure: A Question for Dentists

[nomadreid]

TL;DR Summary

Is this description recognizable: "a block of autologous osteoplastic material used in dentistry"? If so, what is it called?

I came across (in an unpublished work) a description (in another language) of a procedure which included the word , when transliterated, "autoblock", but since this does not seem to be an English word, I was told the description which appears in the summary. However, not being a dentist, I have not been able to find out what the proper word or expression (in English) is, or even if there is one.

 

[jedishrfu]

Probably they're referring to material to bind with bone:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1882761618300395

 

[nomadreid]

Super! Thanks, jedishrfu. A very helpful link (and the links inside the link are also useful.) And your answer then makes perfect sense.

 

[jedishrfu]

Remember slamming the door works better than the dentist your pulling teeth.

 

[nomadreid]

Cheaper, too...