title: Use of a surgical positioner for bone-anchored facial prostheses.
abstract: The use of osseointegrated implants to retain facial prostheses in craniofacial rehabilitation is a reliable procedure. Proper location of the implants is critical for fabrication of a prosthesis with ideal shape and contour. The use of a positioner at time of surgery can guide placement of the implants to achieve an optimum result. The positioner is also useful as a guide to the shape of the retentive element and as a quick method for obtaining a wax pattern for the prosthesis. This article describes-the fabrication and applications of a positioner.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Reisberg
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Habakuk
mesh_terms: D004431:Ear, External; D004867:Equipment Design; D005137:Eye, Artificial; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose; D009915:Orbit; D016348:Osseointegration; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting / Q000295:instrumentation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results