Antegrade submental artery osteomyocutaneous flap for the repair of maxillary alveolar process defects combined with personalized 3D-printed PEEK material for restoration of mandibular inferior border defects
Yi Ren, Haoyue Xu, Baoxing Pang, Liyan Liu, Minghao Li, Tong Pan, Yaling Wang, Lingxue Bu · 2026
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Description
Yi Ren and seven colleagues tested in 2026 a combined repair for upper jaw defects and lower jaw border defects. Upper jaw defects from tumour removal, trauma, or bone death impair chewing, swallowing, speech, and looks, and full restoration stays hard.
Eight patients received a submental artery bone-skin flap for upper jaw defects, with custom 3D-printed PEEK pieces rebuilding the lower jaw border. Average surgery ran about 336 minutes and hospital stay about 13 days, with no flap loss, PEEK rejection, or facial weakness seen. Two patients later gained implants with fixed dentures and good looks and function, marking the pairing as a reliable option.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yi Ren, Haoyue Xu, Baoxing Pang, Liyan Liu, Minghao Li, Tong Pan, Yaling Wang, Lingxue Bu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |