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| Year : 2015 |
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Fracture management of an edentulous mandible in a geriatric osteoporotic patient
Sriram Krishnan1, Dheeraj Koli2, Aditi Nanda3, Mahesh Verma4
1 Reader, ITS Dental College, Greater Noida, India
2 All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
3 Maulana Azad Instiute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India
4 Director-Professor, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Aditi Nanda
Maulana Azad Instiute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.172084
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Fracture of an edentulous mandible is a difficult task primarily due to the absence of teeth. The management becomes even more difficult if the patient is geriatric and osteoporotic. A simple technique of using bite block splint, maxillomandibular fixation screws, and intermaxillary fixation has been presented to enable healing of fracture of mandible in such cases. The technique, which crosses the boundaries of conventional fracture management provides, promising results with minimum morbidity thus imparting optimum quality of life ahead for the patient.
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