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- Title
Fractured alveolar process displacement evaluation—Effect of the rigidity of wire‐composite splints.
- Authors
Paz, João Lucas Carvalho; Soares, Carlos José; Rodrigues, Jessica Ferreira; Araújo Almeida, Guilherme; Soares, Priscilla Barbosa Ferreira
- Abstract
Backgrounds/Aims: Traumatic dental injuries with bone fractures require rigid splinting. The degree of rigidity of the wire‐composite splints can be challenging. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the rigidity of different wire‐composite splints on alveolar process displacement. Material and Methods: A model was created using polystyrene resin to simulate the anterior maxilla, bovine incisors to simulate maxillary incisors, and polyether impression material to simulate the periodontal ligament. An alveolar process fracture was created, while maintaining the labial bone connection with the PDL. Four wire‐composite splints (0.3, 0.6, 0.9, and 1.2 mm in diameter) were compared with models without splints and with no fracture (n = 5). The alveolar process displacement was measured (3 times per model/per splint type) at the fractured and adjacent central incisor regions using a deflectometer (Instron) under functional cycling and static loading (100 N). Data (μm) were analyzed using RM ANOVA, followed by Tukey's HSD test (α = 0.05). Results: The displacement at the region of the adjacent incisor was not influenced by the splint during static and cycling load (P >.05). The Tukey test demonstrated that the model without splints had significantly higher alveolar process displacement at the traumatized teeth than that of all other splint models (P <.001). Increasing the wire diameter from 0.3 mm to 0.9 mm significantly reduced the alveolar process displacement (P <.001). No difference was observed between the 0.9 mm (P =.123) and 1.2 mm (P =.219) wire‐composite splints irrespective of the measured tooth regions. Conclusions: The rigidity of the wire‐composite splint significantly influenced the mobility of the fractured alveolar process. The use of at least 0.9 mm wire was effective in reducing the fractured alveolar process displacement to a level that was similar to the adjacent teeth.
- Subjects
ALVEOLAR process; MANDIBULAR fractures; MAXILLA fractures; PERIODONTAL splints; INCISORS
- Publication
Dental Traumatology, 2021, Vol 37, Issue 2, p247
- ISSN
1600-4469
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/edt.12616