title: [Autogenous auricular cartilage grafts after TMJ discectomy. A comparative study with and without silastic implants].
abstract: Following TMJ discectomy an interposed autogenous graft is to be preferred. In our study we examined the effect of short-term Silastic grafts on the surrounding tissue. When the silicone material was removed 12 weeks after surgery, foreign body granulations were present only in those cases where the Silastic surface had been mechanically roughened.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Tucker
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Watzke
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000601:surgery*; D004425:Ear Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation*; D008252:Macaca fascicularis; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D012828:Silicones; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D012828:Silicones
vernacular_title: Autogener Ohrknorpel nach Diskektomie des Kiefergelenkes. Eine Vergleichsstudie mit und ohne Silastikimplantation.