Comparison of two L shaped Plate on Plate Versus Single Conventional L Miniplate in Fixation of Subcondylar Mandibular Fractures.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To compare and evaluate treatment outcome and postoperative complications in subcondylar fractures of mandible-single L shape plate versus two L shape plate-using plate on plate technique.

Materials and methods

The clinical trial had a total of ten patients (ten unilateral subcondylar fracture sites), which were divided randomly into two groups of five each. Group I patients underwent open reduction and internal fixation with single L shaped miniplate and Group II ORIF was done with two L shaped miniplates by plate on plate technique.

Results

Both the groups showed comparable results in terms of postoperative complications. Few cases in Group I presented with minor occlusal discrepancy which was easily corrected with transitional inter-maxillary fixation(IMF) for

SUBMITTER: Pappachan B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6639440 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature