Table 4.
Modality of treatment of mandibular fracture according to the fractured sites.
| Management of mandibular fracture | |||
| Anatomical location of the fracture | Maxillo-Mandibular Fixation (MMF) only | Open Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF); using Plates and screws | MMF + ORIF (semi-rigid fixation) |
| Symphysis (n=50) | 32 (64%) | 2 (1%) | 16 (32%) |
| Parasymphysis (n=39) | 26 (72.2%) | - | 13 (27.8%) |
| Body (n=38) | 29 (76.3%) | 2 (5.3%) | 7 (18.4%) |
| Angle (n=32) | 14 (43.7%) | 2 (6.3%) | 16 (50%) |
| Ramus (n=3) | 3 (100%) | - | - |
| Condylar (n=32) | 30 (93.7%) | 2 (7.3%) | - |
| Coronoid process (n=2) | 2 (100%) | - | - |