アパタイト顆粒の保持に尿道カテーテルを用いた顎堤形成の1例

抄録

It is reported that stabilization of hydroxyapatite (HA) particles is one of the most important matters to obtain a good result in the ridge augmentation with HA. A surgical splint is usually used for stabilizing HA particles, however, it does not always work effectively. In this paper, a case of mandibular augmentation is reported in which an excellent result was obtained by use of an urethral catheter for stabilizing HA particles and preventing displacement of them. It seems that this method is effective but scme technical improvements are needed.