Abstract
Background: The aim of this study is to explore the effect of five different plate-screw systems on the stability after LeFort I osteotomy in polyurethane skull models. Also, we aimed secondarily to evaluate the efficiency of the use of micro and bioabsorbable fixation systems especially in the regions where the muscularity is relatively thin, in providing enough stability.
 Methods: Standard titanium miniplates, titanium microplates and bioabsorbable plates were applied for the internal fixation of artificially created LeFort I osteotomy on polyurethane skulls. Load applied in inferior-superior direction to simulate bite forces. The load-displacement values were recorded.
 Results: Significant differences were observed among the displacement values of five fixation systems at 120, 150, 180 and 200 N of loading (p< 0.05). The highest displacement values were observed in the 4RLt-Micro group with the increasing load. The 4RLt-Mini and 4LLt-Mini groups showed the least displacement values, and the 4LLt-Mini group showed less displacement than the 4RLt-Mini group. The 2Lt/2It- Mini and 2Lt/2Ir-Mini groups showed proximate displacement values with the 4RLt-Mini and 4LLt-Mini groups.
 Conclusions: The results of this study show that the left sided L miniplates provide more stable results than the right sided ones. Also, it may be said that while sufficient stability can be obtained, the problem of palpability is also eliminated with the use of bioabsorbable plates in the regions with thin muscularity in combination with standard titanium miniplates. However, further in vitro and in vivo studies with wider advancement values needs to be conducted to confirm these results.
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