Abstract
Freeze-dried allogeneic dura has been used in various types of reconstructive oral and maxillofacial surgical procedures as a soft tissue replacement. In the treatment of temporomandibular joint bony ankylosis by gap and interpositional arthroplasty, freeze-dried dura has been used by Boyne as a substitute for alloplastic materials such as silastic. In order to evaluate the use of freeze-dried dura as a replacement for the meniscus removed for internal derangements of temporomandiular joints presenting with non-ankylosed and functioning condyle heads, a series of 22 cases were operated presenting with preoperative signs of temporomandibular joint meniscus abnormalities and or perforations.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 63 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| State | Published - 1984 |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- General Materials Science