title: Equipment failure during mandibular staple bone plate insertion and a technique to resolve it.
abstract: Fracture of the set screw on the drill guide used for placement of the mandibular staple bone plate resulted in inability to remove the apparatus. The problem was resolved by cutting the director rods.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Zallen
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Lanzi
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013528:Surgical Staplers