BLANCO RUEDA JOSE ANTONIO⁽¹⁾, Miguel Garcia⁽²⁾, Marta Izquierdo⁽³⁾, Fe Garcia⁽⁴⁾, Luis Redondo⁽⁵⁾, REDONDO LUIS ⁽⁶⁾, Alberto Verrier^{(7)
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)}HOSPITAL DEL RIO HORTEGA - VALLADOLID. Spain

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DISCUSSION

At the present time, the aloplastic material more used in the mandibular reconstruction it is the titanium, an excellent resistance material to the corrosion, adaptive to bony surfaces and biocompatible. fig.2

Their application in the badges THORP (Titanium Hollow Screw Reconstruction Plate) it allows to the surgeons the possibility to reconstruct the mandibular arch without autogenous bone. The hollow screws allow the growth of the bone through them, fixing it in a permanent way. The difficulty of removing the holed screws, has forced to create a variant with solid screws.

This THORP system seems to have solved the problems of fractures and loss of the implant. The most weekness of this system is the tendency to fracture if it is leaved during a large time.fig. 3

Discussion Board

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[ABSTRACT] [INTRODUCTION] [MATERIAL & METHODS] [RESULTS] [IMAGES] [IMAGES-2] [DISCUSSION] [CONCLUSIONS] [REFERENCES] [Discussion Board]

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