Management of atrophic mandible fractures: are bone grafts necessary?
Van Sickels
Joseph E
JE
Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, University of Kentucky, 800 Rose Street, Lexington KY 40536-0297, USA. vansick@email.uky.edu
Cunningham
Larry L
LL
D000058:Accidental Falls; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000150:complications*; D055396:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001860:Bone Plates; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D019248:Jaw Fixation Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000627:therapeutic use
D055396:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; C499469:recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2