PURPOSE: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of implant porosity
on wound healing between solid and porous implants placed within a bony mandibular
defect with intraoral exposure. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Solid poly (methyl
methacrylate)(PMMA) implants similar to those used currently in clinical space maintenance
applications in maxillofacial surgery were compared with poly (propylene fumarate) implants
that contained a porous outer surface surrounding a solid core. A 10-mm diameter …