title: Silicone wafers at the Royal Surrey County Hospital: 3-year review.
abstract: Accurate orthognathic wafers manufactured in the laboratory are essential for the transfer of preoperative prescribed movements to theatre, and most are made of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). At the Royal Surrey County Hospital we used 416 silicone wafers in 292 patients from January 2011 to December 2013. We report how a revised design has improved self-retention and intraoperative visualisation.
authors.affiliation: Maxillofacial Unit, Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, England, UK. Electronic address: akearns@nhs.net.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kearns
authors.affiliation: Maxillofacial Unit, Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, England, UK.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gurney
authors.affiliation: Maxillofacial Unit, Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, England, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D006766:Hospitals, County; D006801:Humans; D012828:Silicones
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones
keywords: Maxillofacial Prosthetic; Orthognathic Splint; Orthognathic Surgery; Orthognathic Wafer; Silicone Splint; Silicone Wafer