Long-term follow-up study of titanium implant impact on pediatric mandibular growth and development
- VernacularTitle:钛板对儿童下颌骨生长发育影响的长期随访研究
- Author:
Yun HU
1
;
Wei LI
;
Qi CHEN
;
Fumin SONG
;
Wei TANG
;
Hang WANG
Author Information
- Keywords: pediatric mandibular fracture; open reduction and internal fixation; mandible growth and development; follow-up study; titanium plate
- From: West China Journal of Stomatology 2015;(4):405-408
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: Objective??To?explore?the?impact?of?titanium?implant?on?the?growth?and?development?of?pediatric?mandible?after?suffering?from?mandibular?fracture?and?undergoing?open?reduction?and?internal?fixation?(ORIF)?compared?with?those?that?underwent?titanium?plate?removal?postoperatively. Methods??Fifteen?pediatric?patients?with?mandibular?fracture?who?underwent?ORIF?were?included?in?this?study.?Eight?patients?did?not?undergo?titanium?implant?removal?postoperatively,?whereas?the?other?seven?patients?underwent?the?routine.?The?postoperative?data?of?the?pediatrics?were?collected?for?comparative?analysis?by?taking?the?patients’?frontal?and?lateral?photos,?recording?the?inter-incisor?distance,?and?measuring?the?height?of?mandibular?ramus,?length?of?the?mandibular?body,?and?combined?length?of?the?mandible?in?three-dimensional?reconstruction?image.?Results?All?patients?had?acceptable?facial?contour,?mouth?opening,?and?occlusion,?without?obvious?abnormalities.?The?radiography?showed?no?significant?difference?between?the?bilateral?mandibular?lengths?in?the?two?groups?of?patients?(P>0.05).?Conclusion?The?titanium?plants?have?no?significant?impact?on?the?growth?and?development?of?pediatric?mandible?postoperatively;?hence,?the?question?on?whether?the?titanium?plates?should?be?removed?or?not?may?be?neglected.?The?removal?operation?may?lead?to?secondary?trauma;?thus,?performing?titanium?plate?removal?routinely?is?not?recommended.
