Management of atrophic mandible fractures: are bone grafts necessary?

J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2010 Jun;68(6):1392-5. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2009.08.020. Epub 2010 Mar 15.

Authors

Joseph E Van Sickels¹, Larry L Cunningham

Affiliation

¹ Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, University of Kentucky, 800 Rose Street, Lexington KY 40536-0297, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 20231049
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2009.08.020

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Accidental Falls
Alveolar Bone Loss / complications*
Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2
Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / therapeutic use
Bone Plates
Bone Transplantation / statistics & numerical data*
Fracture Fixation / methods
Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal / methods
Humans
Jaw Fixation Techniques / instrumentation
Mandibular Fractures / etiology*
Mandibular Fractures / surgery
Mandibular Fractures / therapy*
Recombinant Proteins / therapeutic use
Transforming Growth Factor beta / therapeutic use

Substances

Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2
Bone Morphogenetic Proteins
Recombinant Proteins
Transforming Growth Factor beta
recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2