title: Intermaxillary fixation using screws. Report of a technique.
abstract: A technique of intermaxillary fixation using screws anchored in the maxilla and mandible has been described. AO (Synthes) screws with a diameter of 3.5 mm and 12 mm to 16 mm in length were inserted at the antero-lateral surface of the maxilla and the buccal surface of the mandible. This technique is particularly suitable for mandibular fractures in denture wearing patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Win
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Handa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ichihara
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tatematsu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujitsuka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohkubo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001863:Bone Screws; D003829:Denture, Partial; D005260:Female; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D008297:Male; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000293:injuries*; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013165:Splints