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BACKGROUND: The technique involving the free grafting of the mandibular condyle with a vertical ramus osteotomy was described by Philip Boyne in 1987 along with a series of 15 cases where a patient presented with a markedly displaced fracture dislocation of the mandibular condyle. METHOD: Twenty-one cases (25 condylar fractures) were treated with a modified Boyne technique. RESULTS: Results showed that we had a complication rate of 12% (8% resorption, 4% fracture of the plate). CONCLUSION: The Boyne procedure should be thought of as a mainstream treatment method for the displaced fractured mandibular condyle.
ABSTRACT
We describe the case of a patient with an oroantral fistula that healed successfully after conservative treatment.
Subject(s)
Bone Density Conservation Agents/adverse effects , Clodronic Acid/adverse effects , Diphosphonates/adverse effects , Oroantral Fistula/drug therapy , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Anti-Infective Agents, Local/therapeutic use , Clindamycin/therapeutic use , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Hydrogen Peroxide/therapeutic use , Ibandronic Acid , Maxillary Diseases/chemically induced , Middle Aged , Oroantral Fistula/chemically induced , Osteonecrosis/chemically induced , Povidone-Iodine/therapeutic use , Tooth ExtractionABSTRACT
This technical note illustrates a simple and effective technique of suturing the interpositional temporalis fascia and muscle flaps in temporomandibular joint surgery.
