Comparison of the long-term clinical performance of a biodegradable and a titanium fixation system in maxillofacial surgery: A multicenter randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Biodegradable fixation systems could reduce or eliminate problems associated with titanium removal of implants in a second operation.

Aim

The aim of this study was to compare the long-term (i.e. >5 years postoperatively) clinical performance of a titanium and a biodegradable system in oral and maxillofacial surgery.

Materials and methods

The present multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) was performed in four hospitals in the Netherlands. Patients treated with a bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO) and/or a Le Fort-I osteotomy, and those treated for fractures of the mandible, maxilla, or zygoma were included from December 2006 to July 2009. The patients were randomly assigned to either a titanium (KLS Martin) or a biodegradable group (Inion CPS)

SUBMITTER: Gareb B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5426637 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature