[Clinical experience of treatment of 275 mandible fractures].

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the treatment effect of mandible fractures. METHODS: Clinical data of 275 mandibular fracture patients of Tongchuan people's hospital were analysed. RESULTS: (1) The systemic health of 27 non-surgery cases were influenced during the intermaxillary ligation and 3 cases of them had deformity of maxillofacial region. (2) In the surgery group, 5 of 73 cases fixed by steel wire had disorder of occlusion, 6 of 169 cases fixed by titanium mini plate accepted secondary operation of removing the plates, and 6 cases fixed by bioabsorbable mini plate had better effect. CONCLUSION: The internal rigid fixation is an appropriate and effective method for the mandible fractures.