The mean period of intermaxillary fixation was 19 ± 2 days.
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Rigid internal fixation was used without any intermaxillary fixation.
Bruna Alves Furquim, Karina Maria Salvatore de Freitas, Guilherme Janson, Luis FernandoSimoneti, Marcos Roberto de Freitas, Daniel Salvatore de Freitas 2014, 'Class III Malocclusion Surgical-Orthodontic Treatment', Case Reports in Dentistryhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/868390. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
He has 42 mm of intermaxillary opening with no arthralgia or marked change in occlusion.
Natsuki Segami, Hidenao Ogi, Hideki Nakayama, Takayuki Nojima 2018, 'Giant cell reparative granuloma of the mandibular condyle: A rare presentation andliterature review', Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Caseshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214541918300361. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Ten miniscrews were used to improve the anchorage units and also, settling the occlusion by means of light intermaxillary elastics.
Azita Tehranchi, Hossein Behnia, Farnaz Younessian, Mostafa Sadeghi Ghochani 2013, 'Rapid, conservative, multidisciplinary miniscrew-assisted approach for treatment ofmandibular fractures following plane crash', Dental Research Journalhttp://www.drjjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-3327;year=2013;volume=10;issue=5;spage=678;epage=684;aulast=Tehranchi. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Treatment options include soft diet, intermaxillary fixation with eyelet wires, arch bars, circummandibular wiring, or stents.
Ramakrishna Yeluri, Sudhindra Baliga, Autar Krishen Munshi 2010, 'Malunited fracture of the body and condyle of the mandible : A Case Report', Contemporary Clinical Dentistryhttp://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2010;volume=1;issue=3;spage=186;epage=189;aulast=Yeluri. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
All patients underwent intermaxillary fixation as the minimum treatment and 30% underwent open reduction and internal fixation in addition.
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In all the cases, postoperative intermaxillary fixation was maintained for 8 weeks for stable ossification of the callus.
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