title: Titanium-coated hollow screw and reconstruction plate system (THORP) in mandibular reconstruction.
abstract: Clinical results are presented which have been obtained from mandibular reconstruction with the Titanium-coated Hollow Screw and Reconstruction-Plate system (THORP) in 7 selected patients. In 3 of the patients primary bone grafting was performed with simultaneous implantation of titanium fixtures for dental reconstruction. The reconstruction-plates have shown excellent functional stability with no failures, such as loosening of screws, within an observation period up to 2 1/2 years. The system was submitted to immediate full functional loading despite the limited number of 2-3 fixation screws for each end of the plate. Among several technical advantages of the system are the possibility of lingual plate application and reconstruction with a three-dimensionally free, adjustable condylar prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Oral Surgery, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hellem
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Olofsson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008341:Mandibular Prosthesis; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D014025:Titanium