Orthodontic appliances for reduction and fixation of a mandibular fracture: a case report.
A fractured mandible was treated using orthodontic brackets and wires and intra-oral elastics. The occlusion was corrected and the fracture was efficiently and effectively fixed and the need for a general anaesthetic avoided.


CONCLUSIONS
To provide an effective and inexpensive treatment for a fractured mandible avoiding the need for a general anaesthetic.
Sandier
Jonathan
J
Chesterfield Royal Hospital, UK.
Lindsay
Suzanne
S
Murray
Alison
A
D000328:Adult; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D011859:Radiography