Maxillofac Plast Reconstr Surg.  2019 ;41(1):8. 10.1186/s40902-019-0192-6.

Comparative study on long-term stability in mandibular sagittal split ramus osteotomy: hydroxyapatite/poly-l-lactide mesh versus titanium miniplate

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Gangneung-Wonju National University, 7 Jukheon-Gil, Gangneung, Gangwondo 25457 South Korea. ywpark@gwnu.ac.kr

Abstract

BACKGROUND
Resorbable devices have recently been adopted in the field of orthognathic surgery with controversies about their postoperative skeletal stability. Hence, we determined the long-term skeletal stability of unsintered hydroxyapatite/poly-l-lactic acid (HA/PLLA) mesh for osteofixation of mandibular sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO), and compared it with that of titanium miniplate.
METHODS
Patients were divided into resorbable mesh and titanium miniplate fixation groups. A comparative study of the change in the mandibular position was performed with preoperative, 1-day, 6-month, and 2-year postoperative lateral cephalograms.
RESULTS
At postoperative 6 months"”compared with postoperative 1 day, point B (supra-mentale) was significantly displaced anteriorly in the titanium-fixation group. Moreover, at postoperative 2 years"”compared with postoperative 6 months, point B was significantly displaced inferiorly in the titanium-fixation. However, the HA/PLLA mesh-fixation group did not show any significant change with respect to point B postoperatively.
CONCLUSIONS
The HA/PLLA mesh-fixation group demonstrated superior long-term skeletal stability with respect to the position of mandible, when compared with the titanium-fixation group.

Keyword

Mandibular SSRO; HA/PLLA mesh; Titanium miniplate; Long-term skeletal stability

MeSH Terms

Humans
Mandible
Orthognathic Surgery
Osteotomy, Sagittal Split Ramus*
Titanium*
Titanium
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