A Conservative Method for Treating Severely Displaced Pediatric Mandibular Fractures: An Effective Alternative Technique
نویسندگان
1 2Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Dental Research Center, Faculty of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
2 1Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases Research Center, Faculty of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
3 3Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases Research Center, Faculty of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
4 Postgraduate Student of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, , Iran
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10.22038/jdmt.2016.6613چکیده
Pediatric mandibular fractures have been successfully managed in various ways. The use of a lingual splint is an option. This article presents a 4-year old boy who was treated by an alternative conservative method with a combination of an arch bar plus a lingual splint, circum-mandibular wiring and IMF for the reduction, stabilization and fixation of a severely displaced bilateral mandibular body fracture. This technique is a reliable, noninvasive procedure; it also limits the discomfort and morbidity associated with maxillomandibular fixation or open reduction and internal fixation in pediatric patients
