title: The mandibular staple bone plate: a 5 1/2-year follow-up.
abstract: Clinical observations for 5 1/2 years and a postmortem examination, including radiographic and microscopic evaluation, showed a mandibular staple bone plate functioned well for a 78-year-old patient in compromised health.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001860:Bone Plates; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D003779:Denture Design; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography