Rafay Mannan, Ali Farooq, Hina Mukhtar.
Comparison of Single vs Double Miniplates in the Management of Mandibular Angle Fractures.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(2):662-4.

The main aim of this study was to compare the occurrence of neurosensory deficit and infection after osteosynthesis with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) with single and double plates. A sample of 30 patients who were above 13 years of age, was taken. All of them were diagnosed with displaced or un-displaced fractures on the basis of clinical examination and radiographs (OPG, PA mandible). These patients were divided into two groups A and B . Group A underwent treatment by single non- compression miniplates ventral to oblique line of the mandible and group B with double miniplates one at the same site and other at the buccal cortex below the inferior alveolar canal. Patients were evaluated for lip numbness and infection on day 1, week 1, week 2, week 4, week 6 and week 12. No statistically significant p value for association of infection and lip numbness was obtained for single plate and double plate .

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