title: Occlusal reconstruction: orthodontic techniques for treatment of jaw fracture.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Treatment by the multidisciplinary-team approach for jaw fractures, and the role of the orthodontist, are discussed and illustrated through case reports.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two cases of jaw fractures treated with orthodontic techniques, as an alternative noninvasive procedure, are presented. One subject with a fresh mandibular fracture did not consent to surgery, despite a good indication for open reduction. The other subject had maljoined mandibular fractures from surgery, with insufficient occlusal consideration.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Orthodontists, as well as oral surgeons, participate in every stage of the treatment of jaw fractures, including treatment decisions, in-patient management, dietary guidance, etc. Orthodontists also attend surgical operations to determine the most stable occlusion, making possible more detailed occlusal reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kobe University, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan. s.yokoo@hosp.kobe-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yokoo
authors.forename: Chizu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tateishi
authors.forename: Shungo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Furudoi
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shibuya
authors.forename: Takahide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Komori
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hanagaki
authors.forename: Keiji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moriyama
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019248:Jaw Fixation Techniques; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000379:methods*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome