Biomaterial Database

Homogenous bone grafts to the mandible. 1978

J Constantinides, and N Zachariades

Homogenous bone grafts were used in 20 cases including cysts, nonunions, an open bite, an ameloblastoma, fibrous dysplasia, and cherubism. There was a 75% success rate. This type of graft can solve a number of operative problems in mandibular surgery.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008310	Malocclusion	Such malposition and contact of the maxillary and mandibular teeth as to interfere with the highest efficiency during the excursive movements of the jaw that are essential for mastication. (Jablonski, Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982)	Angle's Classification,Crossbite,Tooth Crowding,Cross Bite,Angle Classification,Angles Classification,Bite, Cross,Bites, Cross,Classification, Angle's,Cross Bites,Crossbites,Crowding, Tooth,Crowdings, Tooth,Malocclusions
D008336	Mandibular Diseases	Diseases involving the MANDIBLE.	Disease, Mandibular,Diseases, Mandibular,Mandibular Disease
D008339	Mandibular Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the MANDIBLE.	Mandibular Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Mandibular,Neoplasms, Mandibular
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D010027	Osteotomy	The surgical cutting of a bone. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Osteotomies
D002636	Cherubism	A fibro-osseous hereditary disease of the jaws. The swollen jaws and raised eyes give a cherubic appearance; multiple radiolucencies are evident upon radiographic examination.	Familial Benign Giant-Cell Tumor of the Jaw,Familial Fibrous Dysplasia of Jaw,Familial Multilocular Cystic Disease of the Jaws
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260	Female		Females
D005357	Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone	A disease of bone marked by thinning of the cortex by fibrous tissue containing bony spicules, producing pain, disability, and gradually increasing deformity. Only one bone may be involved (FIBROUS DYSPLASIA, MONOSTOTIC) or several (FIBROUS DYSPLASIA, POLYOSTOTIC).	Osteitis Fibrosa Disseminata,Fibrocartilaginous Dysplasia of Bone,Fibrocystic Dysplasia of Bone,Jaffe-Lichtenstein Disease,Bone Fibrocartilaginous Dysplasia,Bone Fibrocartilaginous Dysplasias,Bone Fibrocystic Dysplasia,Bone Fibrocystic Dysplasias,Bone Fibrous Dysplasia,Bone Fibrous Dysplasias,Jaffe Lichtenstein Disease