A new look at maxillomandibular fixation of mandibular fractures.
Recognizing the inconvenience to patients of having their jaws immobilized for protracted periods of time, a study was undertaken to determine which, if any, mandibular fractures could be treated without maxillomandibular fixation. Forty-two percent of a series of fractures were successfully treated without maxillomandibular fixation, and criteria were established to determine which fractures could be treated so conservatively.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged