Is titanium always the best route?

[HairyHairyBoy]

Getting double jaw surgery with infraorbital implants, supra orbital implants, jaw angle implants. Is titanium for sure the best for this in terms of aesthetic outcome? Was told by surgeon that silicone and peek would produce the result I wanted. So I’m kinda on the fence. It would be cheaper than titanium to by a couple thousand.

 

[lurking truecel]

i mean every material has its drawsbacks and postives.

titanium is hard to replace, wont break like bone, so bad if you get hit
peek is easier to replace and break like bone
medpor has higher risk of initial infection, also hard to replace
silicone is easy to place, not well integrated, can move, can cause bone resorption, but has some aesthetic advantages in the infra region

 

[monecel]

i mean every material has its drawsbacks and postives.

titanium is hard to replace, wont break like bone, so bad if you get hit
peek is easier to replace and break like bone
medpor has higher risk of initial infection, also hard to replace
silicone is easy to place, not well integrated, can move, can cause bone resorption, but has some aesthetic advantages in the infra region

I'm pretty sure I want PEEK for infras but a titanium alloy may be better for gonial angle implants... Also I want something to cover the bottom of the gap-defect and titanium seems the best for that. My main concern is about being hit in the face and then the jaw angle implant snapping or pulling the screw out, if you use meshed titanium it should almost become part of the bone if done with grafting afaik