Lateral compression splint, a guide for stabilization of mandibular arch in case of dentoalveolar fracture of children

Authors

  • Sheikh Md Shahriar Quader Assistant Professor & Head of the Unit Sher-e-Bangla Medical College, Dental Unit, Barisal
  • Mohammad Shamsuzzaman Oral & Dental Surgeon, Z & Z Orthodontic & Dental Clinic, Uttara, Dhaka
  • Abdul Gofur Lecturer, Dept. of Dental Pharmacoloy Dhaka Dental College, Dhaka
  • Shakila Fatema Assistant Professor & Head Dept. of Science of Dental Materials Dental Unit Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospital
  • Mohammad Aminur Rahman Assistant Professor Dept. of Science of Dental Materials Saphena Women?s Dental College Malibagh, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/updcj.v3i2.18001

Keywords:

Mandibular wiring, mandibular body fractures, open occlusal acrylic splint, pediatric dental trauma

Abstract

Children (below 13 yrs of age) are usually susceptible to cranio facial trauma because of their greater cranial mass to body ratio. When compared to adults, the pattern of fractures and frequency of associated injuries are similar but the overall incidence is much lower. Treatment is usually performed without delay and can be limited to observation or closed reduction in non-displaced or minimally displaced fractures. Operative management should involve minimal manipulation and may be modified by the stage of skeletal and dental development. Open reduction and rigid internal fixation is indicated for severely displaced fractures. When tooth buds within the mandible do not allow internal fixation with plates and screws, this can be achieved with a mandibular compression splint fixed to the teeth, to the mandible with circum-mandibular wire. Children require long-term follow-up to monitor potential growth abnormalities. A case of a 9-year-old boy with fractured body of mandible managed by closed reduction using occlusal acrylic splint and circum mandibular wiring is presented.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/updcj.v3i2.18001

Update Dent. Coll. j: 2013; 3 (2): 55-60

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.
Abstract
239
PDF
212

Downloads

Published

2014-02-18

How to Cite

Quader, S. M. S., Shamsuzzaman, M., Gofur, A., Fatema, S., & Rahman, M. A. (2014). Lateral compression splint, a guide for stabilization of mandibular arch in case of dentoalveolar fracture of children. Update Dental College Journal, 3(2), 55–60. https://doi.org/10.3329/updcj.v3i2.18001

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2013)

Section

Case Reports

License

licensing, and copyright: 

Articles in Update Dental College Journal are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License CC BY-4.0. This license permits 

  • Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.

The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the following license terms.

  • No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.