A New Method for Surgical Treatment of Subcondylar Fractures: A Case Report

Subcondylar fractures are common in the maxillofacial region following direct trauma to the mandibular ramus. The literature is replete with articles written on the treatment of subcondylar fractures, encompassing a plethora of various surgical approaches; however, the best treatment procedure has r...

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Main Authors: Gholamreza Shirani, Mahnaz Arshad, Kamran Rasouli, Touraj Vaezi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Dentistry
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Online Access:https://jdt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jdt/article/view/2105
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Summary:Subcondylar fractures are common in the maxillofacial region following direct trauma to the mandibular ramus. The literature is replete with articles written on the treatment of subcondylar fractures, encompassing a plethora of various surgical approaches; however, the best treatment procedure has remained controversial. Such fractures are either treated by open reduction with internal fixation or closed reduction with maxillomandibular fixation. In this article, we describe a new surgical method for treatment of subcondylar fractures.
ISSN:2676-296X