Hi, I would like to know if silastic implants are better than porex (Medpor) implants. What about bone erosion ? Will I have to change my implant in 10 or 15 years because of bone erosion ? Moreover, can we fix with a screw both silastic and medpor implants ? Thanks for your help.
June 16, 2014
Answer: Silastic versus Medpor implants In our practice, use only Silastic implants for cheek and chin augmentation. We have seen multiple infections from medpor implants and it is extremely difficult to remove Medpor without damaging surrounding tissues because of the ingrowth. Silastic implants can be easily exchanged or removed.
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June 16, 2014
Answer: Silastic versus Medpor implants In our practice, use only Silastic implants for cheek and chin augmentation. We have seen multiple infections from medpor implants and it is extremely difficult to remove Medpor without damaging surrounding tissues because of the ingrowth. Silastic implants can be easily exchanged or removed.
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June 18, 2014
Answer: Silastic VS. Medpor Though the rate of infection as reported in literature are almost the same for silastic and porous implants, in my 30 years of experience, I have much less issues with silastic. The difficulty in removing and revising porous implants require more expense, time, and additional incision on your part in case it's needed.For the fixation, with good pocket and implant design, I don't see any reason to fix the implant except for some case of jaw angle and malar (cheek) implants.
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June 18, 2014
Answer: Silastic VS. Medpor Though the rate of infection as reported in literature are almost the same for silastic and porous implants, in my 30 years of experience, I have much less issues with silastic. The difficulty in removing and revising porous implants require more expense, time, and additional incision on your part in case it's needed.For the fixation, with good pocket and implant design, I don't see any reason to fix the implant except for some case of jaw angle and malar (cheek) implants.
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