Incidence and clinical outcomes of plate displacement and plate fracture following
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Why it matters for dental
Oral surgeons performing BSSRO now have quantified baseline rates of hardware failure for the semirigid sliding plate system; owners of OMS practices and DSOs that perform orthognathic surgery can use these data to benchmark their own complication rates and revise consent discussions.
Key points
- Longitudinal cohort study of patients who underwent BSSRO with semirigid sliding plate fixation.
- Endpoints tracked: incidence of plate displacement and plate fracture.
- Published in Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (JOMS) on 3 October 2026.
- Authors from Pusan National University and affiliated Korean centers.
Who should care
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