An algorithm for the treatment of noncondylar mandibular fractures.
An algorithm for the treatment of noncondylar mandibular fractures is presented based on outcomes from studies that have been performed during the past 30 years. It is designed to assist clinicians in formulating a treatment plan that can be expected to provide the patient with a predictable outcome.
Professor and Chair, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX. Electronic address: Ellise3@uthscsa.edu.
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D000465:Algorithms; D001284:Atrophy; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D003663:Decision Trees; D003817:Dentition; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D019248:Jaw Fixation Techniques; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000150:complications; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000601:surgery