Maxillo-mandibular fixation: utility and current techniques in modern practice.

Background: There appears to be a gradual relegation of maxillo-mandibular fixation (MMF) from the frontline of oral and maxillofacial surgical techniques because of the evolution and increasing sophistication of rigid internal fixation techniques, efficiency.

Aim: To highlight the residual relevance, utility, and current techniques of achieving MMF in modern practice.

Methods: A rigorous search of the maxillofacial literature was undertaken to identify recent articles that discuss the techniques, usefulness, limitations, merits, demerits and cost effectiveness of MMF.