Self-reinforced biodegradable screw fixation compared with titanium screw fixation in mandibular advancement

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 40-46

  Turvey, Timothy A ^a   Bell, R Bryan ^a,b   Phillips, Ceib ^a   Proffit, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIDE; TITANIUM;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE DEFECT; BONE REMODELING; BONE SCREW; CEPHALOMETRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBLE OSTEOTOMY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; SPLINTING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE REMODELING; BONE SCREWS; CEPHALOMETRY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT; OSTEOTOMY; POLYESTERS; TITANIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTICAL DIMENSION;

EID: 29144504069     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.09.011     Document Type: Article

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