Table 1.
Study variables.
| Variable | Category | Total (% or Mean) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 76.33 | |
| Gender | Male | 0 (0%) |
| Female | 6 (100%) | |
| Tobacco | Yes | 0 (0%) |
| No | 6 (100%) | |
| Osteoporosis treated with bisphosphonates | Yes | 2 (33.3%) |
| No | 4 (66.7%) | |
| Radiotherapy for head and neck | Yes | 0 (0%) |
| No | 6 (100%) | |
| Symptoms | Pain | 6 (100%) |
| Inflammation | 6 (100%) | |
| Hypoesthesia | 1 (16.67%) | |
| Diagnostic imaging studies | Orthopantomography (OPG) | 6 (100%) |
| Computed tomography (TC) | 5 (83.3%) | |
| Location | Left parasymphyseal | 2 (33.3%) |
| Left body | 3 (50%) | |
| Bifocal (left body and right ramus) | 1 (16.67%) | |
| Fracture pattern | Simple | 5 (83.3%) |
| Bifocal | 1 (16.67%) | |
| Etiology | Peri-implantitis | 3 (50%) |
| Traumatism | 1 (16.67%) | |
| Osteonecrosis | 2 (33.3%) | |
| Treatment | Conservative | 1 (16.67%) |
| Surgical | 5 (83.3%) | |
| Surgical approach | Combined | 2 (33.3%) |
| Cervical | 2 (33.3%) | |
| Intraoral | 1 (16.67%) | |
| Type of internal fixation | 2.5 mm thick mandibular locking plate with 2.4 mm screw diameter | 3 (50%) |
| 2.0 mm thick mandibular locking plate with 2 mm screw diameter + 1.0 mm thick mandibular plate with 2 mm screw diameter | 1 (16.67%) | |
| 2.0 mm thick mandibular locking plate with 2 mm screw diameter + titanium mesh | 1 (16.67%) | |
| Use of bone grafts | Non-bone graft | 3 (50%) |
| Autologous graft (iliac crest) | 1 (16.67%) | |
| Autologous graft (mandibular ramus) | 1 (16.67%) | |
| Non-autologous graft | 1 (16.67%) | |
| Implants removal | Yes | 2 (33.33%) |
| No | 4 (66.7%) | |
| Length of hospital stay (days) | 4 | |
| Complications | No complication | 3 (50%) |
| Delayed consolidation | 1 (16.67%) | |
| Hypoesthesia of the inferior alveolar nerve | 1 (16.67%) | |
| Bone sequestration | 1 (16.67%) | |
| Follow-up duration (months) | 34 |