First generation glass ionomer bone cement was introduced by Wilson and Kent in 1970s and used in dental procedures . In 1989 Hehl et al. reported their experiences of fixing incudostapedial joint with glass ionomer cement . After this study many authors have presented their glass ionomer bone cement ossiculoplasty series [3,5] They showed that very satisfactory hearing improvements can be obta...

http://oto.sagepub.com/content/150/6/1043 The online version of this article can be found at: DOI: 10.1177/0194599814524365 2014 150: 1043 originally published online 24 February 2014 Otolaryngology -Head and Neck Surgery Krzysztof Morawski, Kazimierz Niemczyk, Jacek Sokolowski, Aleksandra Hryciuk and Robert Bartoszewicz Vibrometry, Auditory Brainstem Responses, and Electrocochleography Intraop...

OBJECTIVE The primary objective is to report long-term hearing outcomes (>2 years) after titanium ossiculoplasty in patients with chronic otitis media. STUDY DESIGN Case series with chart review. SETTING Tertiary care hospital. SUBJECTS AND METHODS In total, 156 patients with chronic otitis media undergoing titanium ossiculoplasty were included. The primary outcome measure was the long-te...

The use of alloplastic materials in ossicular reconstruction has a long history. However, many new materials have been described and become commercially available without any evidence that they are superior to the existing ones. The aim of the present literature review is to understand why changes in materials used for ossicular reconstruction have occurred. The literature review was conducted ...