Open AccessRoutine removal of the plate after surgical treatment for mandibular angle fracture with a third molar in relation to the fracture line
Author(s) -
Kazuhiko Yamamoto,
Yumiko Matsusue,
Shoichiro Horita,
Kazuhiro Murakami,
Tetsuro Sugiura,
Tadaaki Kirita
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0746.161077
Subject(s) - medicine , molar , mandibular third molar , pericoronitis , dentistry , mandibular angle , surgery , orthodontics
The purpose was to analyze the clinical course of surgically treated mandibular angle fractures from the viewpoint of routine removal of the plate because these fractures are associated with high rates of complications and plate removal.