title: Results of treatment of 20 patients with implant-retained auricular prostheses.
abstract: A prospective study of 20 patients receiving rehabilitation for a missing external ear revealed the failure of three flanged implants in a total of 60 placed for the support of a prosthesis and 10 for retention of a bone-anchored hearing aid. Factors limiting an optimal outcome were health of the cutaneous cuff around the abutments, bonding of the silicone ear to the acrylic-resin substructure, and the ability to minimize disfigurement of a congenitally deformed face.
authors.affiliation: King's College, School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, England.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Coward
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Forman
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004431:Ear, External; D004954:Esthetics; D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008416:Mastoid / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012828:Silicones / Q000737:chemistry; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013499:Surface Properties; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D012828:Silicones