Background & Aims: supracondylar humerus fracture is one of the most common pediatric elbow fractures accounting for about 16% of the pediatric fractures. Loss of reduction is one of the complications after closed and percutaneous fixation. This research is aimed to investigate the factors involved in the loss of reduction. Method: In this descriptive study, the children with supracondylar hum...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the differences in maxillomandibular transverse measurements at either the crown or the estimated center of resistance (CR), and to compare values between normal occlusion and Class III malocclusion groups. METHODS Dental casts and computed tomography (CT) data from 30 individuals with normal occlusion and 30 with skeletal Class III malocclusions were evaluated. Using th...

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...

A 44-year-old male patient was referred to our clinic with mandibular fracture, one month after a maxillofacial trauma due to altercation. Fracture of left side of mandibular body was established with x-ray and physical examination. Patient was operated under general anesthesia. Intraoral incision was made on the left gingivolabial sulcus, then periosteum elevated. Subperiosteal dissection was ...

BACKGROUND Monocortical miniplate fixation is an accepted and reliable method for internal fixation of mandibular angle fractures. Although placement of a second miniplate may theoretically provide more stability; however, the clinical importance of this issue remains controversial. OBJECTIVES The present study assessed the postoperative complications and outcomes associated with the fixation...

PURPOSE This study was aimed to determine whether a short period of maxillomandibular fixation (MMF) followed by an arch bar splint wired to the lower jaw is a suitable alternative to conventional MMF for treatment of fractures of the mandibular tooth-bearing area. PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirty patients with mandibular fractures associated with no other facial fractures were selected. They were...

The incidence of condylar fractures is high, but the management of fractures of the mandibular condyle continues to be controversial. Historically, maxillomandibular fixation, external fixation, and surgical splints with internal fixation systems were the techniques commonly used in the treatment of the fractured mandible. Condylar fractures can be extracapsular or intracapsular, undisplaced, d...

Skeletal stability was examined in 16 patients following combined maxillary and mandibular osteotomies using rigid internal fixation. Postoperative changes (T2 to T3) were generally less than 1.0 mm for linear measurements and less than 2.0 degrees for angular measurements. The removal of maxillomandibular fixation (MMF) splints accounted for 85% to 95% of the counterclockwise rotation in the p...

Airway management in patients with maxillofacial trauma is complicated by injuries to routes of intubation, and the surgeon is frequently asked to secure the airway. Airway obstruction from hemorrhage, tissue prolapse, or edema may require emergent intervention for which multiple intubation techniques exist. Competing needs for both airway and surgical access create intraoperative conflicts dur...