Clinical options for mandibular reconstruction: A review

Autor: Arotiba, GT, Arotiba, JT, Bamgbose, BO, Gbotolorun, MO, Taiwo, OA, Olasoji, HO
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
Zdroj: Nigerian Dental Journal; Vol 19, No 1 (2011); 12-18
ISSN: 0189-1006
Popis: This paper reviewed the different clinical options for reconstruction of segmental defects of the mandible. The options reviewed included no reconstruction; the use of prosthetic implants (alloplasts); autogenous bone grafts; combination of allopplasts with autografts; free pedicled compound grafts;combination of homografts and autografts; distraction osteogenesis; and tissue engineering. The goal, objectives, criteria for success of autogenous and alloplastic reconstructions were highlighted as well as the factors that may influence the choice of a particular method.
Databáze: OpenAIRE