The mandibular angle fracture presents unique biomechanical and anatomical challenges due to the combination of masticatory muscle forces, the thin cross-sectional geometry of the angle region and the ...

(HealthDay)—For treatment of mandibular body fractures, vertical plating offers equal or greater resistance to torsional forces and is associated with reduced incidence of postoperative complications ...

Certain factors, including tobacco use and substance abuse, may increase the risk of complications in mandible fracture treatment. This study was published recently in the Journal of Oral and ...

Research led by the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) has found the technique currently used in clinics to fix a broken jaw is not biomechanically stable. The study set out to investigate ...