Bioactive Glass Hydroxyapatite in Fronto-Orbital Defect Reconstruction

Abstract

Treatment of severe head and neck defects with biomaterial is a suitable alternative to conventional methods. Bioactive materials seem to be stable and reliable at clinical follow-up. The reconstructions with bioactive glass and hydroxyapatite are associated with good functional and aesthetic results without donor-site morbidity. However, more long-term outcomes of studied biomaterials are needed to determine whether they are capable of competing with traditional tissue grafts.