MANDIBULAR FRACTURE (Angle of the mandible fracture)


MANDIBULAR FRACTURE

INTRODUCTION

·        It is known as fracture of mandible

·        Break occurs in two places in 60% of the cases

·        It is the most common fracture in the face

COMMONLY OCCURING MANDIBULAR FRACTURES

·        Condylar fracture – 30%

·        Body of the mandible fracture – 25%

·        Angle of the mandible fracture – 25%

·        Symphysis / parasymphysis fracture – 15%

·        Ramus fracture – 3%

·         Coronoid fracture – 2%

ANGLE OF THE MANDIBLE FRACTURE

·        It refers to the angle created by the ramus and body of the mandible

·        These are the types of fractures occurring at the angle of the mandible


CLASSIFICATION   

·        Vertically favourable (or) un favourable

·        Horizontally favourable(or) un favourable

ETIOLOGY

·        They are most common due to trauma

·        As 3 rd molar is present it makes the bone easier to fracture

·        It also oc curs due to osteonecrosis or tumor in the bone

CLINICAL FEATURES

·        Pain and soft tissue injury

·        Swelling

·        Posterior gag

·        Dearranged occlusion,step deformity of the last molar tooth

·        Heamatoma and paresthesia of the lower lip

 

INVESTIGATIONS

·        Conventional radiographs

1.      P.A View

2.      Lateral view

3.      Panoramic view

4.      Reverse tome’s view

·        Computerized tomography

·        MRI

 

MANAGEMENT

·        Airway

·        Breathing

·        Circulation

REDUCTION

·        Open method

·        Closed method

IMMOBILIZATION

·        Rigid 

·        Non-rigid

FIXATION

·        Anatomic reduction

·        A traumatic surgical technique

·        Functionally stable fixation

Champeys line of of osteosynthesis

·        In  1978  champey  proposed a intra oral approach of mini plated to treat mandibular fractures

·        It neutralaizes tension and preasure during physiological stress

·        It is also called as monocortical (tension banding)


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