Surgical Correction of Post-traumatic Residual Deformity of the Mandible: A Case Report

Cureus. 2023 Oct 9;15(10):e46710. doi: 10.7759/cureus.46710. eCollection 2023 Oct.

Abstract

Mandibular fractures are the most common trauma cases that we often come across in our day-to-day practice of oral and maxillofacial surgery. Various factors can lead to deformities and make those cases more challenging, which includes a delay in surgical treatment, resulting in non-union or malunion of the fracture site causing occlusal disturbances and functional abnormalities in the temporomandibular joint.

Keywords: asymmetry; callus; corrective osteotomy; malocclusion; malunion; mandibular fracture; open reduction; post traumatic residual deformity; refracture; secondary deformities.

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  • Case Reports