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Teeth in the fracture line.

S Berg¹, H D Pape

¹Department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, University of Cologne, Germany.

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

|June 1, 1992

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Retaining teeth within mandibular fracture lines treated with Champy miniplates is often successful. Most "salvaged" teeth avoid later extraction, encouraging conservative management in maxillofacial surgery.

Area of Science:

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Dental Traumatology

Background:

Mandibular fractures frequently involve teeth within the fracture line.
Champy miniplate fixation is a standard treatment for mandibular fractures at Cologne University.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the long-term viability of teeth inadvertently included in mandibular fracture lines.
To assess the necessity of elective extraction versus retention of these teeth.

Main Methods:

Retrospective review of patients with mandibular fractures treated with Champy miniplates.
Analysis of cases where teeth were present in the fracture line and not electively extracted.

Main Results:

The vast majority of "salvaged" teeth remained viable post-treatment.

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Subsequent extraction of these retained teeth was rarely required.

Conclusions:

Conservative management by retaining teeth in mandibular fracture lines is a viable approach.
Clinicians should consider retaining fracture line teeth unless absolute contraindications exist.