Unsuccessful Treatment of Atrophic Mandible Fracture by Use of Improper Materials

Fractures of atrophic mandibles are present on the day by day of buccomaxillofacial surgeons. Mandible atrophy occurs due to tooth loss, which over time induces bone resorption leading to a fragile and susceptible to fracture structure. This paper reports the case of a patient victim of face trauma...

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Published inThe Journal of craniofacial surgery Vol. 27; no. 4; p. e378
Main Authors de Moraes Ferreira, Ana Carulina Rezende, Garcia Junior, Idelmo Rangel, Silva, Adalberto Novaes, de Carvalho Reis, Erik Neiva Ribeiro, Pires, Willian Ricardo, Bonardi, João Paulo, Borba, Alexandre Meireles
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.2016
Subjects
Bone Transplantation - methods
Female
Fracture Fixation, Internal - adverse effects
Fracture Fixation, Internal - instrumentation
Humans
Mandible - surgery
Mandibular Fractures - surgery
Middle Aged
Treatment Failure
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Fractures of atrophic mandibles are present on the day by day of buccomaxillofacial surgeons. Mandible atrophy occurs due to tooth loss, which over time induces bone resorption leading to a fragile and susceptible to fracture structure. This paper reports the case of a patient victim of face trauma resulting in atrophic mandible fracture with treatment failure through the use of shared load miniplate. Therefore, a new treatment was performed with miniplate of system 2.4 along with bone graft. After 6 months, the patient was rehabilitated with implant-supported prosthesis installation. It is concluded that for successful treatment of atrophic mandible fractures, the use of rigid plates is necessary, allowing an excellent rehabilitation of the stomatognathic system.
ISSN:1536-3732
DOI:10.1097/SCS.0000000000002640