Open AccessEfficacy of microplates versus miniplates in the management of maxillofacial fractures
Author(s) -
Gaurav Mittal,
Anmol Agarwal,
Ritesh Garg,
Siddharth Sharma,
Abhishek Rathi,
Pooja Kapse
Publication year - 2020
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/ams.ams_30_20
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , occlusion , internal fixation , dehiscence , fixation (population genetics) , facial trauma , orthodontics , surgery , environmental health , population
Increased facial trauma has led to advances in techniques of internal fixation, improvements in plating system, refinements in exposure of facial skeleton fueling the rapid use of internal fixation for the management of facial fractures. Evaluating 40 patients with confirmed midfacial (Le Fort I and II) and mandibular fractures, this study presents the efficacy of microplate in comparison with miniplate in terms of load bearing capacity, stability at the fracture site and postoperative palpability.