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Results of treatment of 20 patients with implant-retained auricular prostheses
R M Watson1, T J Coward, G H Forman
1King's College, School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, England.
Abstract:
A prospective study of 20 patients receiving rehabilitation for a missing external ear revealed the failure of three flanged implants in a total of 60 placed for the support of a prosthesis and 10 for retention of a bone-anchored hearing aid. Factors limiting an optimal outcome were health of the cutaneous cuff around the abutments, bonding of the silicone ear to the acrylic-resin substructure, and the ability to minimize disfigurement of a congenitally deformed face.