Magister Chirurgiae Dentium - MChD / Mandibular fractures are common facial injuries, occurring twice as frequently as fractures of the
bones of the midface. Only the nasal bones are fractured more often as the result of trauma to the
face (Olson eta/ 1982; Theriorletal 1987; Shepherd et al 1988; Dodson et al 1990; Lownie et al 1996). In many
oral and maxillofacial units, the treatment of fractures of the mandible form the major proportion
of the services rendered.
Internationally it is accepted that there are two methods of treatment for fractures of the mandible,
namely, closed and open reduction. Closed reductions are performed in dentate patients either
under local or general anaesthesia. This method entails the placement of eyelet wires between or
around teeth in both arches and then placing the patient into intermaxillary fixation. This is the
method of choice when treating an undisplaced fracture of the mandible.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/9044 |
| Date | January 1995 |
| Creators | Rughubar, Vivesh |
| Contributors | Kariem, G |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | University of the Western Cape |
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