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Orbital implants (medical device)

Known as: Implants, Orbital, Implant, Orbital, Orbital Implants 
Rounded objects made of coral, teflon, or alloplastic polymer and covered with sclera, and which are implanted in the orbit following enucleation. An… (More)

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2012
2012
Extraoral implants in the rehabilitation of craniofacial defects: implant and prosthesis survival rates and peri-implant soft tissue evaluation.
PURPOSE Few reports have evaluated cumulative survival rates of extraoral rehabilitation and peri-implant soft tissue reaction at… (More)
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2011
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2011
Comparison of experimental porous silicone implants and porous silicone implants
To investigate the extent and pattern of fibrovascular ingrowth of porous silicone sphere implants compared to porous… (More)
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2008
2008
Survival rates and periimplant soft tissue evaluation of extraoral implants over a mean follow-up period of three years.
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM The use of implants with extraoral prostheses provides excellent support, stability, and retention, thereby… (More)
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2003
2003
The porous polyethylene (Medpor) spherical orbital implant: a retrospective study of 136 cases.
PURPOSE To evaluate complications and risk factors associated with the placement of wrapped and unwrapped porous polyethylene (PP… (More)
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2002
2002
Implant-retained prostheses for facial defects: an up to 14-year follow-up report on the survival rates of implants at UCLA.
PURPOSE An analysis of retrospective data was conducted to establish the survival rates of osseointegrated implants used to… (More)
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2001
2001
Orbital growth after unilateral enucleation in infancy without an orbital implant.
PURPOSE To measure the volume of the anophthalmic orbit in adults who had undergone enucleation during infancy and to determine… (More)
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1994
1994
Comparison of fibrovascular ingrowth into hydroxyapatite and porous polyethylene orbital implants.
Two porous orbital implants available for clinical use in the anophthalmic socket are hydroxyapatite (HA) and porous polyethylene… (More)
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1994
1994
Management of exposed hydroxyapatite orbital implants.
BACKGROUND Porous coralline hydroxyapatite orbital implants have gained significant popularity for use in anophthalmic sockets… (More)
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1992
1992
Exposed hydroxyapatite orbital implants. Report of six cases.
Six patients with complications of primary or secondary hydroxyapatite implants were studied. Complications included socket… (More)
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1992
1992
Hydroxyapatite orbital implant after enucleation. Experience with initial 100 consecutive cases.
The hydroxyapatite orbital implant is designed to provide the enucleated patient with improved motility of the prosthesis. We… (More)
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