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Reconstruction of the severely resorbed mandible
W H Davis1, D Hochwald, B Daly
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Southern California, School of Dentistry, Los Angeles.
The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
|November 1, 1990
Abstract:
Reconstruction of the severely resorbed mandible has long been a problem. Restoration of function and strength has been impaired by the lack of long-term retention of various bone grafting modalities. The use of hydroxyapatite as a scaffolding material to prolong the retention of grafted bone may hold promise of longer term strengthening by bone grafts. To allow the use of osseointegrated implants with this HA-bone grafting, porous HA (Interpore 200) was used in two patients. Although the 1- and 2-year follow-up of these patients is encouraging, further investigation is needed.