%0 Journal Article %T Low-profile reconstruction plates for mandibular reconstruction. Is it a practical alternative? %J Egyptian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery %I The Egyptian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons %Z 2090-097X %A Dessoky, Noha %A El- Mahalawy, Yehia %A ElAshwah, Adham %A Fahmy, Nada %A Al-Mahalawy, Haytham %D 2022 %\ 07/01/2022 %V 13 %N 3 %P 137-143 %! Low-profile reconstruction plates for mandibular reconstruction. Is it a practical alternative? %K Mandibular reconstruction %K reconstruction plate %K low-profile %R 10.21608/OMX.2022.177000.1176 %X Objective: The purpose of this study was to to outline the performance of low profile 2.4-mm reconstruction plate in bridgingsegmental mandibular defects.Materials and methods: The study is a randomized clinical trial with a one-year follow up period. Patients requiring segmentalresection was divided into Group I, managed with a low-profile 2.4-mm reconstruction plate, and Group II, managed witha regular 2.7-mm reconstruction plate. A long-term follow-up session was performed to outline plate related complications.Results: Twelve patients were included in this study and divided into two groups, and at the end of the follow up period onepatient failed to recall. None of the cases in the study group suffered from plate related complications, while two cases reportedmajor and minor Plate related complications in the control group.Conclusion: a 2.4-mm reconstruction plate utilized in the fixation and reconstruction of a segmental mandibular defectoffers a more convenient fixation device with a comparable favorable clinical and radiographic outcomes as the conventionalreconstruction plate. %U https://omx.journals.ekb.eg/article_283343_40deac1e929f97783b176b1ce76fdb39.pdf