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Can an arch bar replace a second lag screw in management of anterior mandibular fractures?
J Oral Maxillofac Surg
February 2012
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Georgia's Health Sciences University Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of using a single lag screw combined with an arch bar in the management of anterior mandibular fractures and to compare this method with the traditional application of 2 lag screws.
Materials And Methods: We designed and implemented a randomized clinical trial and enrolled a sample of patients with anterior mandibular fractures. Twenty adult male patients were randomly divided into 2 equal groups according to the number of lag screws used for fracture fixation after securing the occlusion with intermaxillary fixation.