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Closed treatment of condylar fractures by intermaxillary fixation with thermoforming plates
Haruhiko Terai1, Masashi Shimahara
1Department of Oral Surgery, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki-Shi, Osaka 5698686, Japan. ora007@poh.osaka-med.ac.jp
Abstract:
We report a new intermaxillary fixation (IMF) method for condylar fractures using a thermoforming plate. Fifteen cases of condylar fracture were selected and thermoforming plates were applied. The patient's recover was uneventful in all 15 cases, and the period of IMF ranged from 7 to 17 days, (mean 12) for the following 7 days IMF was used only at night together with functional jaw training during the day. The outcome was good. IMF using a thermoforming plate may be a useful technique for selected condylar fractures.
