Orthodontic Appliances for Reduction and Fixation of a Mandibular Fracture: A Case Report

From Volume 34, Issue 4, May 2007 | Pages 239-242

Authors

Jonathan Sandler

BDS (Hons), MSc, PhD, MOrth RCS, FDS RCPS

Consultant Orthodontist, Chesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, UK

Articles by Jonathan Sandler

Suzanne Lindsay

BDS, MFDS

Senior House Officer, Maxillofacial Surgery, Chesterfield Royal Hospital, UK

Articles by Suzanne Lindsay

Alison Murray

BDS, MSc, MOrth RCS(Eng), FDS RCPS(Glasg)

Consultant Orthodontist, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby

Articles by Alison Murray

Abstract

A fractured mandible was treated using orthodontic brackets and wires and intra-oral elastics. The occlusion was corrected and the fracture was efficiently and effectively fixed and the need for a general anaesthetic avoided.

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