[Extra-oral implants: surgical procedures].
The different extra-oral implant systems (screw and plate fixation) are not compatible. Rigorous surgical procedure (detailed and illustrated here) is mandatory to obtain the best implant osseointegration and epithesis loading 3 months later. Besides surgical procedure, careful bone and peri-abutment suture are required for success.
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Service de Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale et de Stomatologie, CHU, 2 place St. Jacques, 25030 Besançon.
Badie-Modiri
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Delcampe
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D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D004431:Ear, External; D006801:Humans; D008447:Maxillofacial Prosthesis; D009666:Nose; D016348:Osseointegration; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome