Treatment of mandible fractures using resorbable plates with a mean of 3 weeks maxillomandibular fixation: a prospective study.

Purpose: In this study, a 2.5-mm resorbable plating system (Inion CPS, Tampere Finland) was assessed for the fixation of mandibular fractures with 3 weeks of maxillomandibular fixation.

Patients And Methods: Fifty mandibular fractures in 34 patients (32 males, 2 females) with a mean of 20.

The efficacy of two UV toothbrush sanitization devices. A pilot study.

The authors conducted a study to evaluate the efficacy of two different toothbrush sanitization machines for household use and to determine if one machine's sanitizing power was superior to the other. Bacteria from the same individual were tested for six days using the same brand toothbrush and toothpaste at the same time of day. The toothbrushes were sanitized using the VIOlight and HIGH DENT.

Transoral 2.0-mm locking miniplate fixation of mandibular fractures plus 1 week of maxillomandibular fixation: a prospective study.

Purpose: In this study, a 2.0-mm locking miniplate (LMP)/screw system was assessed in the treatment of mandibular fractures with a 1-week period of maxillomandibular fixation (MMF).

Patients And Methods: Fifty mandibular fractures in 34 patients with a mean of 6.

Mediastinitis secondary to an odontogenic infection. A case report.

Infectious mediastinitis of odontogenic etiology is a rare occurrence in the United States. The mortality associated with descending necrotizing mediastinitis is estimated at 40% to 50%, even with advances made in management of such serious infections. The early diagnosis and aggressive treatment of odontogenic infections has made this entity relatively obsolete, but we have not been able to eliminate the disease process altogether.