Current Strategies for Treatment of Mandibular Fractures With Plate Osteosynthesis: A European Prospective Study.

Purpose: The training and preferences of surgeons influence the type of surgical treatment for mandibular fractures. This multicentre prospective study analyzed the current treatment strategies and outcomes for mandibular fractures with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF).

Material And Methods: This prospective study included patients aged ≥16 years who underwent ORIF for mandibular fractures in 12 European maxillofacial centers.

Manual versus rigid intraoperative maxillo-mandibular fixation in the surgical management of mandibular fractures: A European prospective analysis.

Purpose: Intraoperative stabilisation of bony fragments with maxillo-mandibular fixation (MMF) is an essential step in the surgical treatment of mandibular fractures that are treated with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF). The MMF can be performed with or without wire-based methods, rigid or manual MMF, respectively. The aim of this study was to compare the use of manual versus rigid MMF, in terms of occlusal outcomes and infective complications.

European multicenter prospective analysis of the use of maxillomandibular fixation for mandibular fractures treated with open reduction and internal fixation.

Introduction: The goal of mandibular fracture treatment is to restore static and dynamic occlusal functions. Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of these fractures can be associated with an intraoperative and/or postoperative maxillo-mandibular fixation (MMF). The aim of this study was to analyse the use of perioperative MMF and its effects on occlusal outcomes in the management of mandibular fractures.

Surgical Management of Mandibular Angle Fractures: Does the Extraction of the Third Molar Lead to a Change in the Fixation Pattern? A European Multicenter Survey.

Purpose: The authors conducted a retrospective, multicenter study to investigate the differences in the fixation patterns, in terms of number and thickness of plates, between patients in whom a third molar (3M) was maintained or removed in the line of mandibular angle fractures.

Materials And Methods: The study was conducted in 6 European level I and II maxillofacial trauma centers. Data were collected on patients ≥ 16 years of age who underwent open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) for mandibular angle fractures (MAF) from 2008 to 2018, in whom a 3M in the fracture line was present and who had a follow-up duration of 6 months.