PURPOSE: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of implant porosity on wound healing between solid and porous implants placed within a bony mandibular defect with intraoral exposure. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Solid poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) implants similar to those used currently in clinical space maintenance applications in maxillofacial surgery were compared with poly(propylene fumarate) implants that contained a porous outer surface surrounding a solid core. A 10-mm diameter nonhealing bicortical defect with open communication into the oral cavity was created in the molar mandibular region of 12 adult male New Zealand white rabbits. Of the 12 rabbits, 6 received the hybrid poly(propylene fumarate) implants and 6 received the solid PMMA implants. At 12 weeks, the rabbit mandibles were harvested and sent for histologic staining and sectioning. RESULTS: Gross inspection and histologic examination showed all 6 poly(propylene fumarate) implants to be intact within the defect site at the termination of the study period, with 3 of the 6 specimens exhibiting a continuous circumferential soft tissue margin. In contrast, 5 of the 6 PMMA-implanted specimens were exposed intraorally with an incomplete cuff of soft tissue around the implant. One of the PMMA-implanted specimens exhibited complete extrusion and subsequent loss of the implant. Fisher's exact test was used to compare the occurrence of oral cavity wound healing between the 2 groups (P = .09). CONCLUSIONS: Although statistically significant differences between the 2 groups were not seen, our results have indicated that advantages might exist to using porous implants for space maintenance. Additional study is needed to evaluate these findings.
PURPOSE: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of implant porosity on wound healing between solid and porous implants placed within a bony mandibular defect with intraoral exposure. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Solid poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) implants similar to those used currently in clinical space maintenance applications in maxillofacial surgery were compared with poly(propylene fumarate) implants that contained a porous outer surface surrounding a solid core. A 10-mm diameter nonhealing bicortical defect with open communication into the oral cavity was created in the molar mandibular region of 12 adult male New Zealand white rabbits. Of the 12 rabbits, 6 received the hybrid poly(propylene fumarate) implants and 6 received the solid PMMA implants. At 12 weeks, the rabbit mandibles were harvested and sent for histologic staining and sectioning. RESULTS: Gross inspection and histologic examination showed all 6 poly(propylene fumarate) implants to be intact within the defect site at the termination of the study period, with 3 of the 6 specimens exhibiting a continuous circumferential soft tissue margin. In contrast, 5 of the 6 PMMA-implanted specimens were exposed intraorally with an incomplete cuff of soft tissue around the implant. One of the PMMA-implanted specimens exhibited complete extrusion and subsequent loss of the implant. Fisher's exact test was used to compare the occurrence of oral cavity wound healing between the 2 groups (P = .09). CONCLUSIONS: Although statistically significant differences between the 2 groups were not seen, our results have indicated that advantages might exist to using porous implants for space maintenance. Additional study is needed to evaluate these findings.
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