Unsuccessful Treatment of Atrophic Mandible Fracture by Use of Improper Materials

• Published in: The Journal of craniofacial surgery Vol. 27; no. 4; pp. e378 - e379
• Main Authors: de Moraes Ferreira, Ana Carulina Rezende, Garcia Junior, Idelmo Rangel, Silva, Adalberto Novaes, de Carvalho Reis, Erik Neiva Ribeiro, Pires, Willian Ricardo, Bonardi, João Paulo, Borba, Alexandre Meireles
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01-06-2016
• Subjects: Bone Transplantation - methods; Dentistry; Female; Fracture Fixation, Internal - adverse effects; Fracture Fixation, Internal - instrumentation; Humans; Mandible - surgery; Mandibular Fractures - surgery; Middle Aged; Treatment Failure; Treatment Outcome
• ISSN: 1049-2275; 1536-3732
• DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002640

Fractures of atrophic mandibles are present on the day by day of buccomaxillofacial surgeons. Mandible atrophy occurs due to tooth loss, which over time induces bone resorption leading to a fragile and susceptible to fracture structure. This paper reports the case of a patient victim of face trauma resulting in atrophic mandible fracture with treatment failure through the use of shared load miniplate. Therefore, a new treatment was performed with miniplate of system 2.4 along with bone graft. After 6 months, the patient was rehabilitated with implant-supported prosthesis installation. It is concluded that for successful treatment of atrophic mandible fractures, the use of rigid plates is necessary, allowing an excellent rehabilitation of the stomatognathic system.