Delhi gets its first central tissue bank at Maulana Azad Medical College

This facility will allow patients requiring tissue or bone grafts to access them directly at the institute, marking it the first such initiative in any dental institution across India.

Bone grafting is done to reverse dental bone loss and is a well-accepted procedure required in one in every four dental implants. Doctors at the institute say the facility will be helpful for every third or fourth patient who visits the hospital for dental surgeries.

Dental bone grafting is performed on patients with jawbone loss due to reasons like lost teeth, periodontal disease, or trauma, to provide adequate support and density for future dental restorations, such as dental implants, dentures, or to strengthen damaged areas. A bone graft helps rebuild the alveolar ridge to its proper size and density, creating a stable foundation for treatment.

According to Dr Shruti Tandon, senior professor, Periodontology department, and the in-charge of the tissue bank facility, it will help in combating the limited availability and exorbitant cost of high-quality tissues for grafting purposes, through the establishment of a world-class tissue bank. “For now, the Central Tissue Bank will be helpful in bone graft and soft tissue membranes which are utilised in regenerating tissues.”

“In an endeavor to provide safe and disease-free tissues for grafting, the department has procured state-of-the-art equipment, including a unique bone saw machine, a UV-equipped laminar air-flow chamber, a water shaker, a centrifuge and a multi-purpose deep freezer,” she said.

“The bone and amnion grafts, thus produced, can be used to replace, repair or improve the quality of diseased and damaged oral tissues thereby, greatly contributing to enhancing oral health,” Dr Tandon said.

Faculty members and staff have been provided technical training from the University of Malaysia to process and produce allografts.

With this facility, the cost of the procedure, ranging from Rs 7,000 to Rs 8,000, will be slashed by at least 25 per cent.
Dr Shruti said that the tissue bank will also be helpful for patients of the ophthalmology and dermatology department.

The health minister on Wednesday also inaugurated the new office of the Delhi Dental Council (DDC), which has introduced a fully digital, cashless system. This makes the DDC the first dental council in India to offer services, including registration, renewal, and related facilities, online in a defined and time-bound manner.

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