RETAINING OR EXTRACTING A TOOTH IN THE LINE OF MANDIBULAR FRACTURE - A STUDY

• Published in: Pakistan oral & dental journal Vol. 30; no. 2
• Main Authors: Shah, Syed Murad Ali, Rehman, Atta Ur, Khan, Muslim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Peshawar Knowledge Bylanes 31.12.2010; AsiaNet Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd
• Subjects: Care and treatment; Extraction; Fractures; Mandible; Maxillofacial surgery; Mouth; Skull; Surgical outcomes; Teeth; Pakistan

The purpose of the study was to compare the treatment outcome of extractions and non-extractions of teeth in the lines of mandibular fractures and to determine the most common complications. A Quasi-experimental study was undertaken in the Department of Oral and Maxillofa-cial surgery, Khyber colleg...