Retrospective study for prognosis after open and closed reduction of the mandibular condyle fractures

ABSTRACT

0.05). The level of the fracture influenced the ramus length and the degree of coronal change in the closed reduction group(P0.05). From the results obtained in this study, fractured mandibular condyles, were treated by closed reduction, had a tendency that continuous condylar displacement was occurred with aspect to horozontal and coronal plane in treatment period including intermaxillary fixation. And then there was a correlation between the level of the fracture and the position change in close reduction group statistically. These result suggested that care must be taken in basing treatment decisions on the degree of displacement of the condyle and in treating the mandibular condyle fractures for a long time.