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Sarvana kumar, R. Balakrishnan, Abudakir, Muthu Mani, Senthilnathen, Rituparna Saha
1Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath University, Pallikaranai, Chennai, 600100
DOI : https://dx.doi.org/10.13005/bpj/728
Abstract
Intermaxillary fixation (IMF) is used for management of jaw fracture. Some of the commonly used technique of IMF include arch bar and various dental wirings. However IMF may not be efficiently attained in patients who are edentulous, partially dentulous or have compromised dentition using these traditional techniques. To overcome the cumbersome procedure of tooth borne appliances cortical bone screws were introduced in the year of 1989 to achieve IMF which is essentially a bone borne appliance. In this case report a 67 years old partially edentulous patient with left side angle fracture was successfully managed using IMF screws for intermaxillary fixation.
Keywords
mandible; intermaxillary fixation; IMF screws; fracture
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| Copy the following to cite this article: Kumar S, Balakrishnan R, Abudakir, Mani M, Senthilnathen, Saha R. Imf Screws Alternative to Arch Bar Fixation in Partially Edentulous Patients. Biomed Pharmacol J 2015;8(October Spl Edition) |
| Copy the following to cite this URL: Kumar S, Balakrishnan R, Abudakir, Mani M, Senthilnathen, Saha R. Imf Screws Alternative to Arch Bar Fixation in Partially Edentulous Patients. Biomed Pharmacol J 2015;8(October Spl Edition). Available from: http://biomedpharmajournal.org/?p=4334> |
