The conservative treatment of pediatric mandibular fracture with prefabricated surgical splint: A case report

Dental Traumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 247-250

  Kocabay, Ceyda ^a,b   Ataç, Mustafa Sancar ^a   Öner, Burak ^a   Güngör, Nadir ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Emek Evler Sitesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Conservative treatment; Mandibular fracture; Pediatric trauma; Surgical splint

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; ORAL SURGERY; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPLINT;

ACRYLIC RESINS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; JAW FIXATION TECHNIQUES; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; ORTHODONTIC WIRES; SPLINTS;

EID: 34547142200     PISSN: 16004469     EISSN: 16009657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-9657.2005.00445.x     Document Type: Article

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