New biomaterial Coralina HAP-200 from Porites to reconstruct bones

In cuba, efforts are being made in the direction of coming up with a product known as Coralina HAP-200, which is used to restore damaged or lost bone tissues. The core is obtained from a coral called Porites, the material has proved to be highly effective for bone reconstructions, as it is chemically and morphologically similar to bone tissues.

More than 10,000 patients have benefited from the new material, which is used in maxillofacial, cranial, endobuccal and dental surgeries, as well as in orthopedics and traumatology, and brain and plastic surgeries.Coralina HAP-200 has been introduced in more than 100 Cuban medical institutions, so the island nation is one of the countries in the world where the entire population has access to a first-class product.