title: Surgical wafers: a comparative study.
abstract: A comparative study of occlusal wafers for orthognathic surgery made for 185 orthognathic surgery patients with the mean age of 24.4+/-4.3 years is presented. This study is intended to highlight any wafer-associated surgical problems, which determine wafer design. Various types of occlusal wafers were used during the period of this review, but in most of the cases a simple quick-cure acrylic wafer was found to be most satisfactory. However, some difficult patients with cleft palates or neuromuscular disorders may require wafers of a novel design and material.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Eastman Dental Institute, University College London Hospitals, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: M Anwar
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bamber
authors.forename: Amornpong
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vachiramon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003722:Dental Alloys; D003725:Dental Articulators; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000601:surgery; D020366:Methylmethacrylate; D003765:Models, Dental; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000295:instrumentation; D013515:Surgery, Oral / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys; D020366:Methylmethacrylate