Screw Retained Arch Bar Versus Conventional Erich's Arch Bar in Maxillomandibular Fixation

Mansoura University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mandibular Fractures

Treatments: Procedure: conventional Erich's Arch Bar; Procedure: screw retained arch bar

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05401994

A03080921

Details and patient eligibility

About

A randomized prospective clinical study to compare screw Retained Arch Bar and Conventional Erich's Arch Bar in Maxillomandibular Fixation

Full description

2. Patients with non-pathological favorable or non-favorable fracture of mandible or maxilla that can be treated by MMF when acceptable occlusion can be obtained via bimanual reduction will be divided randomly into two equal groups: Group I: 10 patients will receive conventional Erich's arch bar. Group II: 10 patients will receive modified screw retained arch bar.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. The patients age ranges from 18 to 50 years.
2. Patients with non-pathological favorable or non-favorable fracture of mandible or maxilla that can be treated by MMF when acceptable occlusion can be obtained via bimanual reduction.
3. Patients medically free from any systemic disease that absolutely contraindicate the surgical procedures.

Exclusion criteria

• 1. Edentulous ridge fracture. 2) Patients having primary and mixed dentition.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

conventional Erich's arch bar

Active Comparator group

Description:

• Patients will receive conventional Erich's arch bar

Treatment:

Procedure: conventional Erich's Arch Bar

Screw Retained Arch Bar

Experimental group

Description:

patients will receive modified screw retained arch bar.

Treatment:

Procedure: screw retained arch bar