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Mini-plate removal in maxillofacial trauma patients during a five-year retrospective study
- Source :
- Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyze the incidence of indications for the removal of mini-plates over a five-year period in maxillofacial trauma patients. Materials and Methods: The medical records of 530 patients who underwent treatment with mini-plate fixation after maxillofacial trauma were reviewed for a five-year period (May 2007 to May 2012). Patients were evaluated concerning the number of mini-plates removed, age and gender distributions, time between insertion and removal, indication for removal, and site of removal. Results: The plates of 120 patients were removed (26 females and 94 males). The removal rate was 22.6%. The most frequent indication for removal was patient demand (81.7%), followed by tooth extraction (7.5%), and pain (3.3%). The most frequent removal site was the mandible (95.0%). Conclusion: The number of mini-plates removed was small, and the most common indication for removal was patient demand. There is no evidence to support a recommendation for the routine removal of titanium mini-plates.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Incidence (epidemiology)
medicine.medical_treatment
Medical record
Dentistry
Retrospective cohort study
030206 dentistry
Internal fixation
Trauma
Surgery
Age and gender
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Fracture
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Medicine
Original Article
Oral Surgery
business
Fixation (histology)
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 22347550
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c275830eb074210863f54441e4c83b5d