Efficacy of intermaxillary fixation screws

Authors

  • KP Biswas Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, ITS Dental College, Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi
  • A Ahuja Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, ITS Dental College, Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi
  • VP Singh Assistant Professor Department of Orthodontics Dental College, BPKIHS Dharan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/hren.v10i1.6013

Keywords:

intermaxillary fixation, intermaxillary screws, zygomatic and parasymphyseal fracture

Abstract

Intermaxillary fixation (IMF) is a technique which is basically used for management of fracture.This includes IMF screws and various dental wirings. However IMF may not be advantageous in case of edentulous or partially dentulous patients. The purpose of this article is to report a case of unilateral parasymphyseal and zygomatic arch fracture managed successfully by IMF screws and to list the difficulties faced during the surgery.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hren.v10i1.6013

HREN 2012; 10(1): 69-71

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Biswas, K., Ahuja, A., & Singh, V. (2012). Efficacy of intermaxillary fixation screws. Health Renaissance, 10(1), 69–71. https://doi.org/10.3126/hren.v10i1.6013

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2012)

Section

Case Reports