Kearns A, Gurney B, Johnson P. Silicone wafers at the Royal Surrey County Hospital: 3-year review.
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2015;
53:1043-4. [PMID:
26243386 DOI:
10.1016/j.bjoms.2015.07.010]
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Abstract
Accurate orthognathic wafers manufactured in the laboratory are essential for the transfer of preoperative prescribed movements to theatre, and most are made of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). At the Royal Surrey County Hospital we used 416 silicone wafers in 292 patients from January 2011 to December 2013. We report how a revised design has improved self-retention and intraoperative visualisation.
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