Author/Authors :
-، - نويسنده 1Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases Research Center, Faculty of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Samieirad, Sahand , -، - نويسنده 2Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Dental Research Center, Faculty of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. khajehahmadi, Saeedeh , -، - نويسنده 3Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases Research Center, Faculty of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Tohidi, Elahe , -، - نويسنده Postgraduate Student of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, , Iran Pakravan, Meysam
Abstract :
Pediatric mandibular fractures have been successfully managed in various ways. The use of a lingual splint is an option. This article presents a 4-year old boy who was treated by an alternative conservative method with a combination of an arch bar plus a lingual splint, circum-mandibular wiring and IMF for the reduction, stabilization and fixation of a severely displaced bilateral mandibular body fracture. This technique is a reliable, noninvasive procedure; it also limits the discomfort and morbidity associated with maxillomandibular fixation or open reduction and internal fixation in pediatric patients
