Surgical Management of Mandibular Fractures by Different Treatment Modalities

摘要

A total of 174 fractures in 105 patients were treated by different surgical techniques. The mean age was 27.3 year with male to female ratio of 6:1. All the three treatment modalities were successful in restoring functional occlusion. Ten patients required readmission and a total of 25 complications were noted. These complications included 05(4.8%) soft tissue infection, 09(8.5%) malocclusion, 04(3.8%) malunion, 05(4.7%) mental nerve dysfunction, and 02(1.9%) cases of facial nerve (mandibular branch) damage. There was no case of non-union or osteomyelitis. Bone healing was satisfactory in 100% of the cases.