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Hazards of Using Guiding Elastics for Maxillo Mandibular Fixation (MMF) after Open Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF) of Upper Mid Face Fracture: A Case Report
Nidarsh B Hegde1*, Mithra N Hegde2, Freddy Kersi Mistry3 and Saurabh M Gohil3
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial, Mangalore, India
2Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, India
3Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Mangalore, India
- *Corresponding Author:
- Freddy Kersi Mistry
Post Graduate Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Mangalore, India
E-mail: drfreddymistry@gmail.com
Received date: April 19, 2015; Accepted date: August 02, 2016; Published date: August 06, 2016
Citation: Hegde NB, Hegde MN, Mistry FK, Gohil SM (2016) Hazards of Using Guiding Elastics for Maxillo Mandibular Fixation (MMF) after Open Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF) of Upper Mid Face Fracture: A Case Report. Cosmetol & Oro Facial Surg 2:108. doi: 10.4172/jcofs.1000108
Copyright: © 2016 Hegde NB, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
In the view of current literature there is no need for Maxillo Mandibular Fixation (MMF) after Open Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF) of midfacial fracture. But in order to achieve primary bone healing across fractured segments many surgeons still put the patients on MMF postoperatively for a period of time depending on the extent of fracture in order to achieve primary bone healing. There are various methods in the literature for MMF. We present a case report of a patient undergoing MMF with arch bar and guiding elastics after ORIF of midfacial fracture in order to achieve primary bone healing and the disadvantages we faced post operatively in relation to the occlusion along with its management.
