A small implantable plate/set of plates designed to be attached with screws to craniofacial bone (including the maxilla and/or mandible), to bridge and stabilize a fracture gap or craniotomy flap, and/or cover a burr hole; the material is chemically degraded and typically absorbed by natural body processes. It is available in a variety of designs (e.g., Y-plate, curved plate, mesh-panel, burr hole cover) and is constructed of a bioabsorbable synthetic polymer(s); in addition to the plate(s) bioabsorbable bone screws may be included.