Open AccessA comparative study on evaluation of role of 1.5 mm microplates and 2.0 mm standard miniplates in management of mandibular fractures using bite force as indicator of recommendation
Author(s) -
Shariq Ahmed,
Sajjad Abdur Rehman,
Kalim Ansari,
Abid Ali Khan,
Omar Farooq,
Anas Khan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/0975-5950.196128
Subject(s) - bite force quotient , medicine , internal fixation , dentistry , fixation (population genetics) , orthodontics , mandibular fracture , reduction (mathematics) , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , osteosynthesis , surgery , oral and maxillofacial surgery , population , botany , environmental health , geometry , mathematics , biology , genus
To compare the maximum voluntary bite force generated at different periods during mandibular fracture healing using miniplates and microplates as means of rigid internal fixation.