Orion Luiz Haas, Neimar Scolari, Lucas da Silva Meirelles, Otávio Emmel Becker, Marcelo Fernandes Santos Melo, Vinícius Nery Viegas, Rogério Belle de Oliveira
BACKGROUND: Locking reconstruction plates are used in the treatment of jaw trauma and diseases if there is a need for surgical resection and to prevent pathologic fracture after tumor excision. Fixation is typically performed using an extraoral approach. METHODS: This article describes a technique for the intraoral fixation of locking reconstruction plates that uses prototyping to model the plate before the procedure as well as an implant handpiece with adapted drills for bone drilling and the insertion of screws into relatively inaccessible areas...
September 2016: Head & Neck