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Mandibular angle augmentation using solid silicone implants
Badr Al-Jandan1, Hesham Fathi Marei1,2
1Department of Biomedical Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Background:
The demand for facial esthetics has increased dramatically to overcome the ongoing aging process and/or improve facial appearance.
Objectives:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of using bilateral silicone implants for mandibular angle augmentation.
Material And Methods:
The study involved a prospective analysis of the outcomes of the mandibular angle region augmentation with bilateral silicone implants in 58 patients (2 males and 56 females) within 1 year. All the data was collected either from patients' interviews or their records, after receiving the ethical approval from the relevant hospital. The collected patients' data was analyzed based on 3 main outcomes: occurrence of implant displacement, presence of postoperative infection and patient satisfaction. Only the patients who completed a follow-up of 6 months postoperatively were included in this study.
Results:
A total of 58 patients received bilateral silicone implants at the mandibular angle with a total of 116 implants, out of which 96 were found intact, with no evidence of complications. The total number of implants that were infected was 5 (4.3%), 16 implants were found displaced (13.8%) and only 3 patients of those without complications were dissatisfied with the final facial appearance (6%).
Conclusions:
Using solid silicone implants in the augmentation of the mandibular angle resulted in low postoperative infection and displacement rates, as well as in high patient satisfaction.
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