title: Management of mandibular fractures in children with a split acrylic splint: a case series.
abstract: Five children with mandibular fractures were treated with a split acrylic splint, which secured the fracture by wiring around the mandible. The occlusion was satisfactory, without infection or malocclusion. None required revision, and there was no deviation of the mandible, ankylosis, or disturbances of growth.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Al-Azhar Uni, Cairo, Egypt. aymanhegab2000@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ayman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hegab
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D001864:Bone Wires; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019248:Jaw Fixation Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D013165:Splints
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D001672:Biocompatible Materials