1. Repairing a Facial Cleft by Polyether-Ether-Ketone Implant Combined With Titanium Mesh
- Author
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Weiwei Tang, Yuan Deng, and Zhengkang Li
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Adolescent ,Craniofacial abnormality ,Polymers ,Prosthesis Design ,Facial Bones ,Surgical Flaps ,Polyethylene Glycols ,Craniofacial Abnormalities ,03 medical and health sciences ,Benzophenones ,0302 clinical medicine ,Imaging, Three-Dimensional ,medicine ,Deformity ,Maxilla ,Humans ,Canthus ,Craniofacial ,030223 otorhinolaryngology ,Orthodontics ,business.industry ,Facial cleft ,030206 dentistry ,General Medicine ,Ketones ,Plastic Surgery Procedures ,medicine.disease ,Otorhinolaryngology ,Surgery ,Female ,Implant ,medicine.symptom ,business - Abstract
The Tessier Number 4 cleft is one of the rarest, most complex craniofacial anomalies that presents difficulties in surgical treatment. In this article, we report a case of simultaneous facial depression, eye displacement, and medial canthus deformity. In this case, the maxillary bony defect was reconstructed using computer-assisted design computer-assisted manufacturing (CAD-CAM) polyether-ether-ketone (PEEK) material, and the orbital floor defect was repaired with AO prefabricated titanium mesh. Additionally, the medial canthus was modified with canthopexy and a single Z-plasty flap. Owing to its relative rarity and varied clinical presentations, no definitive operative methods have been accepted for Tessier No. 4 facial cleft. This study presents the combination of CAD-CAM manufactured PEEK material and titanium mesh as an alternative approach for reconstructing the bony defect of Tessier No. 4 facial clefts.
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- 2018