title: [The functional therapy of fractures of the mandibular condyle. Our experience].
abstract: This work dealt with clinical experience since 1992, in management by functional therapy of mandibular condyle fractures, of the Institute of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery in the I Policlinico of Naples. In this work from 87 treated patients, only a group of 8 has been considered because it expresses the heterogeneity of all cases about the age, the sex, the kind and the level of fracture and the association with other fracture of the skull. The results obtained show that the functional therapy must be considered the first opinion in the mandibular condylar fractures at least there are specific conditions.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Chirurgia Orale e Maxillo Facciale, II Università degli Studi, Napoli.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Colella
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Corvo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Napolitano
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Tartato
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Longobardi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D017289:Orthodontic Appliances, Functional; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic