Open AccessMandibular Smooth Staple Implant
Author(s) -
Charles A. Babbush
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
implant dentistry
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1538-2982
pISSN - 1056-6163
DOI - 10.1097/00008505-199904000-00013
Subject(s) - dentistry , implant , medicine , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , prosthesis , reduction (mathematics) , orthodontics , surgery , biology , mathematics , botany , geometry , genus
This article reviews the development of staple bone plates for mandibular reconstruction over the past 25 years. A case study utilizing the Smooth Staple Implant System in a severely resorbed mandible is presented. Benefits of this system include reduction of the surgical operating and reconstruction time, elimination of the need to harvest a bone graft, the ability to create a functional prosthesis within 24 to 48 hours of the implant surgery, and increased cost-effectiveness.