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. 2019 Jun;12(2):122-127.
doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1629907. Epub 2018 Apr 12.

Comparative Evaluation between Single Noncompression Miniplate and Two Noncompression Miniplates in the Treatment of Mandibular Angle Fractures

Shubhamoy Mondal  1 , Gaurav Singh  1 , Madan Mishra  1 , Amit Gaur  1 , Abhinav Srivastava  1
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Comparative Evaluation between Single Noncompression Miniplate and Two Noncompression Miniplates in the Treatment of Mandibular Angle Fractures

Shubhamoy Mondal et al. Craniomaxillofac Trauma Reconstr. 2019 Jun.

Abstract

This study was conducted to compare the outcome of single noncompression miniplate versus two noncompression miniplates in the treatment of mandibular angle fracture. A total of 40 patients were divided into two groups: Group I ( n = 20), patients were treated by single miniplate at superior border of mandible by intraoral approach; Group II ( n = 20), patients were treated by one miniplate at superior border of mandible, intraorally, and another at the lateral aspect of angle, transbuccally by trocar and cannula. Comparative evaluation was done at 1, 2, 4, 6, and 12 weeks and 6 months. The findings of this study suggest that there was no significant difference in postoperative complications (malocclusion, pain, swelling, infection, facial nerve injury, wound dehiscence, plate exposure) and bite force between the two groups.

Keywords: bite force; mandibular angle fracture; miniplate osteosynthesis; noncompression miniplate; transbuccal approach.

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Etiology of Group I and Group II patients. RTA, road traffic accident.
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Mean operative time of Group I and Group II.
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Mean pain score in preoperative and postoperative period.
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Mean swelling in preoperative and postoperative period.
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Bite force in preoperative and postoperative period in both groups.
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