We report a new intermaxillary fixation (IMF) method for condylar fractures using a thermoforming plate. Fifteen cases of condylar fracture were selected and thermoforming plates were applied. The patient's recover was uneventful in all 15 cases, and the period of IMF ranged from 7 to 17 days, (mean 12) for the following 7 days IMF was used only at night together with functional jaw training du...

PURPOSE To evaluate the long-term results obtained with open reduction and rigid internal fixation of mandibular condylar fractures by an intraoral approach. PATIENTS AND METHODS Fifteen patients with 24 mandibular condylar fractures were retrospectively examined with an average follow-up of 23 months (range, 6-63 months). Clinical and radiographic examination was conducted according to the R...

Management of mandibular condylar fractures remains a source of ongoing controversy. While some condylar fractures can be managed non-surgically, recognition of fracture patterns that require surgical intervention and selection of an appropriate operative procedure are paramount to success in treating these injuries.The objective of this review is to appraise the current evidence regarding the ...

a extraoral methods. To emphasize extracorporeal reduction of fractured condylar segments, Park et al.'s article 1 addresses whether the fractured segment is attached to the surrounding soft tissue. Thus, a conventional approach would be better to be corrected for its accurate terminology. In a position paper from the IBRA Symposium on Surgery of the Head–the 2nd International Symposium on Cond...

OBJECTIVE To compare the location and multiplicity of mandibular fractures in Kuwait, Canada and Finland during the 1990s. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Data were collected from several hospitals in Kuwait (1991-2000), Toronto General Hospital in Canada (1995-2000) and Oulu University Hospital in Finland (1990-1999). The data were analyzed statistically using chi-square test, ANOVA, t test and logisti...

Background and Objectives: A retrospective study was done to report the incidence of mandibular fractures in children up to fifteen years of age seen in Rizgaree teaching hospital /Erbil / Kurdistan region of Iraq. Methods: The patient’s records of 62 injured child aged 0-15 years, from 1/1/ 2002 to 31/12/2008 were retrieved and relevant data was recorded and analysed. A data collection sheet w...

The incidence of fractures involving the mandibular condyle are stated by most authors to be the second-most common type of fracture of the mandible with male-female ratio 2:1. Condylar fracture may results in restricted mouth opening, restricted movement of the jaw and malocclusion, Mal-occlusion following condylar trauma may result from alteration in the condylar growth center or union of the...

Early fracture of the mandibular condyles may be related to an asymmetric morphologic occlusion. The aim of the study was to investigate the morphologic occlusal symmetry of non-surgically treated children after condylar fractures. The original study group consisted of 55 subjects (31 males and 24 females) who suffered temporomandibular joint condylar fractures at a young age and were treated c...

Clinical limitations following closed reduction of an intracapsular condylar fracture include a decrease in maximum mouth opening, reduced range of mandibular movements such as protrusion/lateral excursion, and reduced occlusal stability. Anteromedial and inferior displacement of the medial condyle fragment by traction of the lateral pterygoid muscle can induce bone overgrowth due to distractio...