In a variety of structural forms, carbon-carbon possesses certain properties that render it suitable for implantation in the human body. Twenty-four patients underwent tympanoplasty in which carbon-carbon was used as an alloplastic material for reconstructing the ossicular chain; these patients were followed for a period of 9 to 15 months. The good anatomic and hearing results of our clinical trial led us to suggest the carbon-carbon prosthesis as an alternative alloplastic material to be used in tympanoplasties.
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