Annals of Plastic Surgery · 1999 · 33 citations · 0 references
DentistryMaxillofacial SurgerySurgeryCutaneous OncologyHistologyImplant SurgeryMandibular DevelopmentMandibular GrowthSkin Cancer SurgerySkin TumorsFrozen Section SpecimensHistopathological EffectsHistopathological InterpretationHistopathological LesionsSurgical Implants
Medpor implants were placed on the periosteum of the mandible in infant rabbits to study their effects on growth. Three months later radiological and histopathological studies were performed in situ and after removal of the mandible. The authors demonstrate that implants did not affect normal development of the mandible; however, there was a decrease in bone thickness and a mononuclear cell reaction was caused where the implant came in contact with the bone.