@article{Amin_Babar_Ibrahim_Awan_2016, title={POST OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS IN MANDIBULAR FRACTURE MANAGMENT COMPARISON OF THREE DIFFERENT TREATMENT MODALITIES: Complications in Mandibular Fracture Management}, volume={66}, url={https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/831}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective:</strong> To compare the post-operative complications for mandibular fractures with three different treatment options i.e. miniplate fixation without maxillomandibular fixation (MMF), maxillomandibular fixation exclusively and maxillomandibular fixation with non-rigid fixation.<br><strong>Study Design: </strong>Randomized controlled trial (RCT).<br><strong>Place and Duration of Study:</strong> Oral and maxillofacial surgery department, Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Rawalpindi, Pakistan from February 2007 to January 2008.<br><strong>Subjects and Methods:</strong> The study was carried out over a period of one year on 90 patients with mandibular fractures. They were randomly divided into three equal groups for three treatment options. At different levels of their post-operative visit, these patients were evaluated for post-operative complications. Data were entered and analyzed in SPSS version 10.<br><strong>Results: </strong>Patients treated by MMF had fewer complications, 3 (10%) as compared to patients treated by miniplate without MMF or non-rigid fixation with MMF, 16.7% (5) in each group. Statistically difference was not significant (p-value =0.138).<br><strong>Conclusion:</strong> The occurrence of post-operative complications in the treatment of mandibular fractures is fundamentally related to the severity of the fracture rather than the type of treatment used.</p> <p> </p>}, number={5}, journal={Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal}, author={Amin, Muhammad and Babar, Adnan and Ibrahim, Muhammad Wasim and Awan, Muhammad Usman Ali}, year={2016}, month={Oct.}, pages={720–25} }