Mandiubular fracture are among the most common
injuries to the facial skeleton with 6:2 proportion
between mandibular and zygomatic fractures.1
Facial injuries are clinically highly significant as
the face provides anterior protection for the
cranium, statistics shows that the maxillofacial
injuries makes upto 48% of all forms of injuries of
which road accidents and assaults are the most
common causes.2 The therapeutic goal of
Mandibular fracture treatment is the restoration of
anatomic form, function, with particular care to
reestablishment of occlusion and facial esthetics,
with least patient discomfort.
This article describes the new intervention and
effectiveness of lag screw in the treatment of
mandibular angle fracture using extraoral
percutaneous approach.
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Author Name: Pavan Kohlia, Nisheet Agnib, Asawari Modakc, Sunil Nadkarni, Shrikant Sangle
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Keywords: Mandibular angle fracture, Percutaneous
ISSN: 2349-2910
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EOI/DOI: August 2014
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