title: Polyurethane-coated Dacron mesh tray for temporary mandibular reconstruction following resection of oral cancer: clinical results of 27 cases.
abstract: During a 3-year period from 1983 to 1986, a polyurethane-coated Dacron mesh tray (Xomed Inc, Jacksonville, FL) was used in 27 cases for temporary mandibular reconstruction in patients who had undergone jaw resection for oral carcinoma. Delayed mandibular reconstruction using the Dacron mesh tray combined with rib grafts was performed in three cases. The Dacron mesh tray technique provides good functional and esthetic results and offers several advantages when compared with metal trays. The success rate was 74%; intraoral perforation was the main reason for early removal of the tray.
authors.affiliation: Städtisches Klinikum, Klinik für Mund-, Kiefer-, und Gesichtschirurgie, Braunschweig, FRG.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eckardt
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kahre
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D001864:Bone Wires; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011140:Polyurethanes; D012272:Ribs / Q000601:surgery; D013526:Surgical Mesh
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011140:Polyurethanes