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Maxillo Mandibular Fixation in Edentulous Scenarios: Combined MMF Screws and Gunning Splints

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A fracture of the maxillary or mandibular bone requires the afflicted to undergo a maxillo mandibular fixation for the establishment of pre traumatic occlusion. This process is quiet tedious and consumes a considerable period of time before any surgical procedure can commence. Such a situation can be complicated in case the individual with maxillomandibular fracture has sparse or absent dentition; for such cases a splint is fabricated or an erstwhile existing denture is used for maintaining a vertical jaw proportion. Stabilizing such splints to the jaw requires various invasive approaches that can bring into harm’s way, adjacent soft tissue vital structures. We describe here an innovative technique combining the time tested method of the “gunning splint” and the advanced minimally invasive MMF screws for obtaining closed reduction in edentulous jaw fractures.

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  1. MDS Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, MAMC Complex, B.S Zafar marg, New Delhi, 110002, India

    Zainab Chaudhary, Rakesh Sharma & Sriram Krishnan

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Chaudhary, Z., Sharma, R. & Krishnan, S. Maxillo Mandibular Fixation in Edentulous Scenarios: Combined MMF Screws and Gunning Splints. J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg. 13, 213–214 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-013-0481-z

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