title: Fractures of the mandible.
abstract: An overview of the various methods available for treatment of mandibular fractures is presented; these range from the application of arch bars and intermaxillary fixation alone to open reduction with compression plating. Whenever possible, particularly in young patients, mandibular fractures requiring open reduction are approached transorally.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, FL.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Wolfe
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*