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KMID : 0360119920140040283
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Journal of the Korean Society of Maxillofacial Plastic Reconstructive Surgeons
1992 Volume.14 No. 4 p.283 ~ p.294
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A clinical study of mouth opeing range in mandibular condyle fractures
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Abstract
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Functional recovery associated with mouth opening after mandibular condyle fracture was a contradictory result of many authors.s The treatment goal of condyle fracture has been not only the good reduction and fixation but also the rapid
functional
recovery with mouth opening capacity.
The purapose of this study is to evaluate the mouth opening caspacity after surgical or non-surgical treatment of condyle fracture according to the site, level, maxillomandibular fixation (MMF) and operation method based on 39 patents with
condyle
fracture who were admitte dto the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, Wonkwang University Hospital from May. 1, 1990 to Aug. 31, 1992.
@ES The results were as follows.
@EN 1. The most common fracture site was level IV (17 cases:42.2%) and level I (14 cases : 36.8%), level II (5 cases : 13.2%) and level III (3 cases : 7.9%) were in decreasing order of frequency. Compound fracture with symphysis was more frequent
(69.2%) than simple fracture (30.8%).
2. The mouth poening capacity was increased in the level I compared with level IV.
3. The mouth opening capacity was increased in the group of segment removal.
4. The mouth opening capacity was increased as the MMF period was decreased.
5. Beter mouth opening capactty was recorded int he physical therapy group of more than 3-4 weeks of treatment period.
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