Osseointegrated craniofacial implants in the rehabilitation of orbital defects: An update of a retrospective experience in the United States

Implant Retained Auricular Prostheses

“…Among acquired cases, gun shot injuries, traffic accidents etc, burns, ablative cancer surgeries are the reasons. (Karakoca et al, 2010, Toljanic et al, 2005, Karayazgan Saracoglu et al, 2010 Another advantage of the implant retained auricular prostheses is that the skin and mucosa are less subject to mechanical and chemical irritation from mechanical retention or adhesives. (Karakoca et al, 2010) Cosmetically, a fine feathered margin in implant-retained prostheses allows the creation and maintenance of more esthetic results and patient satisfaction.…”

“…The use of osseointegrated implants in craniofacial reconstruction has minimized some of these disadvantages and has provided patients with predictable cosmetics, improved retention, and stability of the episthesis. (Wright et al, 2008Karakoca et al, 2010, Toljanic et al, 2005, Karayazgan Saracoglu et al, 2010 Nowadays, methods of retention varied within each prosthesis type. Retention methods for auricular prostheses are bars, adhesives, magnets, and mechanical devices.…”

“…Implant retention is currently considered the standard of care in many situations because of the advantages it offers over conventional retention methods such as the use of adhesives. (Arcuri & Rubinstein, 1998, Karakoca et al, 2010, Toljanic et al, 2005, Karayazgan Saracoglu et al, 2010, Gumieiro et al, 2009, Niparko et al, 1993 This chapter reviews the history, planning, surgical technique and complications of osseointegrated implants in auricular reconstruction and briefly discusses the surgical and non surgical treatment alternatives of auricular defects. In adition, a simple surgical technique was described herein.…”

Bone and Skin-Supported Stereolithographic Surgical Guides for Cranio-Facial Implant Placement

“…Surgical retention provided by surgically created retention elements such as skinpenetrating osseointegrated implants, has been used since 1977 and are the most favorable retention sources for facial prostheses nowadays [1]. Employment of the osseointegrated implants to retain facial prostheses and their success were reported in related literature [3,4,9,[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23].…”

“…The advantages of the implant support were described as reliable retention, facilitated insertion of the prosthesis by patient himself, fewer skin complaints with the help of adhesive-free wearing and the long-lasting thin and transparent edges in comparison with the glued ones [23]. Contrarily, implant support for a facial prosthesis also has some disadvantages.…”