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  • Title: Fractures of the edentulous mandible: a retrospective review.
    Author: Thaller SR.
    Journal: J Craniofac Surg; 1993 Apr; 4(2):91-4. PubMed ID: 8324089.
    Abstract:
    Treatment of edentulous mandibular fractures has remained somewhat controversial. A recent review of the literature showed that a number of techniques have been proposed with varying degrees of success. It was my clinical impression that I encountered an extremely high proportion of complications when caring for these injuries. For this reason, I performed a retrospective chart review of all patients with a diagnosis of mandibular fractures admitted to the University of California, Davis, Medical Center during the period July 1, 1989 to June 30, 1991. A total of 11 patients of 349 admissions were found to have edentulous mandibular fractures (3%). They were treated with a variety of techniques, including splints or dentures, intraosseous wire fixation, or rigid internal fixation with miniplates and screws. Successful results were obtained with each technique; however, the overall complication rate was 18% (2 patients), which was consistent with my overall results for the treatment of mandibular fractures. I recommend that no one technique is applicable to each fracture and that treatment must be individualized.
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