Figure 22.

Immediate postoperative panoromic x-ray with 4 MMF screws left in place after previous use during open reduction and plate fixation of a double mandible fracture: parasymphyseal region left in combination with subcondylar region right. Ironically enough the screws of the superior border miniplate in the front project onto the root tips of the lower incisors. The MMF screw in the lower right quadrant (between second premolar and firstmolar) needs clinical and radiologic control to rule out damage and confirm the integrity of the root/pulp.