CRANIOFACIAL OSSEOINTEGRATION - TECHNIQUE FOR BAR AND ACRYLIC RESIN SUBSTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION FOR AURICULAR PROSTHESES

Retention of auricular prostheses with adhesives is frequently problem atic, Craniofacial osseointegrated implants have become an accepted bi otechnique used in auricular reconstruction, This article describes a procedure for bar and acrylic resin substructure construction that all ows for the incorporation of desired features. The most common means o f retaining auricular prostheses is with bar and clip systems, For aur icular prostheses, two implants are placed with the bar designed to mi nimize torquing on the implants and to facilitate hygiene. Additionall y, the bar should not have to be removed from the patient when new pro stheses are to be constructed. The procedure provides for a more biome chanically effective bar construction and efficient means of construct ing replicate acrylic resin substructures.