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Polyvinyl siloxane: novel material for external nasal splinting
N K Jayakumar1, V Rathnaprabhu2, S Ramesh2
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Chennai, India.
International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
|October 12, 2015
Abstract:
External nasal splinting is performed routinely after nasal bone fracture reductions, osteotomies, and rhinoplasties. Materials commonly used include plaster of Paris (POP), thermoplastic splints, self-adhesive padded aluminium splints, and Orthoplast, among many others. The disadvantages of these materials are described in this paper, and polyvinyl siloxane is recommended as an effective and more readily available alternative material to counter these pitfalls.

