External Fixation for Mandible Fractures
External fixation of mandible fractures is a useful technique when an open treatment is contraindicated because of extensive comminution, bone or soft tissue loss, and infection. This technique can also…
Mandible Fracture: Transoral 2.0-mm Locking Miniplate plus 1 Week Maxillomandibular Fixation
Treatment of the mandible fracture is basic to the treatment of maxillofacial trauma. Successful treatment of the mandible fracture results in an anatomic bony union with restoration of normal occlusion…
Use of Monocortical Miniplates for the Intraoral Treatment of Mandibular Fractures
Fixation of mandibular fractures using rigid hardware has gained wide acceptance over the past 3 decades. The goal of rigid internal fixation is to allow for fracture healing with limited,…
Bicortical Extraoral Plating of Mandibular Fractures
The goal of bicortical fixation of mandibular fractures is to provide for undisturbed healing and immobility of fragments to facilitate primary bony union. This type of fixation should provide sufficient…
Teeth in the Line of Mandibular Fractures
Many mandibular fractures occur through tooth sockets. The treatment plan for teeth in the line of fracture has evolved through the years because of the development of new antibiotics and…
Closed Reduction of the Mandibular Fracture
The search for the ideal method of treatment for mandibular fractures has continued for thousands of years. These injuries have unique and problematic features for adequate reliable wound healing. Oral…
Primary Palatoplasty: Double-Opposing Z-Plasty (Furlow Technique)
Furlow palatoplasty Introduction The Furlow double-opposing palatoplasty (FDOP) was first introduced by Leonard Furlow in 1978 and published formally in 1986 by the Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania cleft unit ….
