Surgical Guide Splint Fabrication via Virtual Surgical Planning for Complex Mandible Fractures in the Trauma Setting.

Introduction: In cases of significantly displaced or comminuted mandible fractures, surgical guide splints can be developed to create the normal preinjury occlusion rather than placing patients in maxillomandibular fixation. Standard fracture fixation involves bending of plates intraoperatively based on surgeon-constructed dental splints which is prone to error.

Methods: A 38-year-old male experienced a gunshot wound to the face that resulted in mandibular angle fractures bilaterally causing severely deranged occlusion and free-floating anterior mandible segment.