OBJECTIVE Evaluate routine alterations in patients submitted to treatment of unilateral fractures of the mandibular condyle. PATIENTS AND METHODS The sample consisted of 30 patients of both sexes submitted to surgical and nonsurgical treatment. All patients answered an evaluation questionnaire on perception of the Oral Impact on Daily Performances (OIDP) and underwent physical and imaging exa...

Sensory disturbances in the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) prior to treatment can be attributed various factors, including site, type of fracture, and fracture displacement. Therefore, it is interest assess incidence injuries associated with mandibular fractures before after surgical treatment. Group A consisted patients paresthesia treatment, while B significant difference was observed between ...

Introduction: This study was conducted to determine the pattern of maxillofacial fractures in three age groups of adults, adolescents, and children, using CT scan images. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, CT scan images of 230 patients with maxillofacial trauma during one year were examined in terms of the number and site of fractures. The patients were divided into three age groups, chil...

With sufficient energy imparted to the mandible by an impact, the bone will fracture. But where? Is the location of mandibular fractures haphazard and arbitrary, or are there predisposing factors which tend to influence this location? No doubt the shape of the bone itself plays an important role in determining the location of some of the fractures. The narrow neck of the mandible, with its redu...

Maxillofacial injuries can cause significant long-term functional, esthetic, and psychological complication. Besides, these injuries may pose a substantial economic consequence for the patients as the treatment may involve a complex procedure. The purpose of the current retrospective study was to investigate the pattern of maxillofacial fractures in Medellín, Colombia over a 13-year period (199...

OBJECTIVE To describe a surgical technique using a regenerative approach and internal fixation for reconstruction of critical size bone defect non-union mandibular fractures. STUDY DESIGN Case series. ANIMALS Dogs (n = 6) that had internal fixation of defect non-union mandibular fracture. METHODS In 5 dogs, the repair was staged and extraction of teeth performed during the initial procedu...

Maxillofacial trauma in cats often results in mandibular symphyseal separation in addition to injuries of the caudal mandible and/or temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Caudal mandibular and TMJ injuries are difficult to access and stabilize using direct fixation techniques, thus indirect fixation is commonly employed. The immediate goals of fixation include stabilization for return to normal occlus...

Chapter 2: " Aetiology and incidence of maxillofacial trauma in Amsterdam: A retrospective analysis of 579 patients. " All patients treated in the VU University Medical Center (Amsterdam), for maxillofacial trauma, were identified retrospectively (period 2000-2010). A total of 579 patients were identified (408 men and 171 women), with a mean age of 35.9 ± 16.3 years. Mandibular and zygomatic bo...