Use of a Variety of Facial Bone Grafts in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Kim,  Yeong-Gyun; Kim,  Hyeon-Tae; Yeo,  Hwan-Ho

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 37(3); 1999 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 1999;37(3):221-227.
Published online March 31, 1999.

구강악안면 영역에서 다양한 안면골 이식의 이용

김영균¹, 김현태², 여환호³

^¹대전의료재단 분당제생치과병원 구강악안면외과
^²대전의료재단 분당제생치과병원 구강악안면외과
^³조선대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과

Use of a Variety of Facial Bone Grafts in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Yeong-Gyun Kim¹, Hyeon-Tae Kim², Hwan-Ho Yeo³

Abstract

The aim of this study was to describe the clinical availability of a variety of facial bone grafts in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Thirty patients with oral and maxillofacial bone defects were treated with mandible, maxilla, and zygoma bone grafts. The ages of the patients ranged from 8 to 64 years, with a mean age of 28.6 years. The follow-up period ranged from 2 to 30 months, with a mean follow-up of 11.7 months. Although postoperative follow-up was of short duration, the recilient sites were favorable to healing and bone consolidation. Healing progressed normally without severe morbidity. The donor site did not present a management problem in any of the patients.Some minor complications developed in 8 patients, of which three were infections and another three were wound dehiscence. There complications were easily managed with incision and drainage, antibiotics and local wound care. We consider that a variety of facial bone grafts can be used for reconsider that a variety of facial bone grafts can be used for reconstruction of small or moderate large bony defects.

Key Words: Facial bone grafts;Mandible;Maxilla;