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Medpor in maxillofacial deformities: report of three cases
1Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai, India.
Objective:
This paper deals with the usefulness and versatility of the porous high-density polyethylene implants for correction of various facial deformities as an augmentation and an onlay graft material with its advantages.
Materials And Methods:
Prefabricated porous high-density polyethylene implants were used in three patients (post-trauma facial deformity, Goldenhar syndrome, nasal deformity in cleft patient) for secondary reconstruction of orbital floor, depressed nose and supra-orbital ridge, augmentation of hypoplastic mandible and depressed nasal dorsum under general anaesthesia.
Results:
Good esthetic results were achieved in all the three patients treated with porous high-density polyethylene implants with no complications.
Conclusion:
Porous high-density polyethylene alloplastic implant is an excellent biomaterial for reconstruction of various facial deformities with many advantages over autogenous and other alloplastic materials.
