DIFFERENT TREATMENT MODALITIES FOR PARASYMPHYSIS FRACTURES- A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION

The incidence of mandibular fracture in day to day Oral and Maxillofacial practice is quite high. Among various types of mandibular fractures incidence of parasymphysis fracture is about 13%. The management of mandibular fractures has undergone various changes right from 17th century BC till today. These techniques has ranged from closed reduction with maxillomandibular fixation (MMF) to open reduction with wire osteosynthesis or rigid internal fixation or miniplate fixation. The introduction of bone plates as the implants for osteosynthesis has changed the facet of oral and maxillofacial surgery. The concept of bone plating has changed over time with the introduction of various modificat...