Results of conservative and surgical treatment of jaw fractures
Neumann-Lezius, G.; Utz, W.
Deutsche Zahnarztliche Zeitschrift 31(2): 103-104
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0012-1029 PMID: 1062271 Document Number: 98160
In the majority of the patients with fractures of the jaws treated in the period covered by this study, conservative therapy has shown satisfying results. In intraoral splinting, periodontal lesions could largely be avoided by adequate oral hygiene. Surgery must still be applied in those cases where conservative methods failed to be successful.