Homogenous bone grafts to the mandible.
Homogenous bone grafts were used in 20 cases including cysts, nonunions, an open bite, an ameloblastoma, fibrous dysplasia, and cherubism. There was a 75% success rate. This type of graft can solve a number of operative problems in mandibular surgery.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000601:surgery; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002636:Cherubism / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005357:Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone / Q000601:surgery; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000601:surgery; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000601:surgery; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy; D014181:Transplantation Immunology; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous