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- Title
Surgical management of atrophic mandibular fractures: A review literature.
- Authors
Ramalingam, Balakrishnan; Ebenezer, Vijay
- Abstract
Background: In current trends, there is a significant raise in the elder population thanks to the improved medical facilities and the advent of innovative drugs . The elder population are more mobile now and are getting engaged in leisure activities nowadays to a larger extent so that the earlier infrequently reported atrophic mandibular fractures are becoming frequent. This article deals with conventional as well as new techniques that are found to manage atrophic mandibular fractures efficiently. Conclusion: The surgeons feel that the fracture of atrophic mandible is the most difficult to treat, as the procedures are more technique sensitive. As the population gets old, the surgeons will encounter lot of fractured atrophic mandible cases more often than not. There are a lot of techniques in treatment that are more practical, and surgeons must have a thorough understanding of both advantages and disadvantages of it. It is becoming directly proportional that the treatment of atrophic mandibular fractures improves day by day as the plating systems evolve.
- Subjects
MANDIBULAR fractures; HEALTH facilities; SURGICAL clinics; LEISURE; MANDIBLE
- Publication
Drug Invention Today, 2019, Vol 11, Issue 9, p2122
- ISSN
0975-7619
- Publication type
Article