Overview of innovative advances in bioresorbable plate systems for oral and maxillofacial surgery

Summary: Maxillofacial osteosynthetic surgeries require stable fixation for uneventful boney healing and optimal remodeling. Although conventional titanium plates and screws for osteofixation are considered the gold standard for rigid fixation in maxillofacial surgeries, bioresorbable implants of pl...

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Main Authors: Takahiro Kanno, Shintaro Sukegawa, Yoshihiko Furuki, Yoshiki Nariai, Joji Sekine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-08-01
Series:Japanese Dental Science Review
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1882761617300418