Successful management of bilateral mandibular fracture in a dog has been reported. Fractures of the mandible are very common in the dog and cat, while fractures in the premolar region are most common in the dog accounting for 31 percent of mandibularfractures. Vehicular trauma being the most common cause and most patients are young, having a mean age of 3 year (Goeggerle et al., 1996). Most jaw fractures are open with varying degrees of contamination and infection. Mandibular fractures generally heal without a large callus (Fossum et al., 2000). The present case places on record the successful management of bilateral mandibular fracture in a dog.
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