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Chief complaint of study subjects.
| Variable | Categories | n ∗ | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief complaint | Pain with inability to open mouth/chewing food/discomfort | 10 | 23.9 |
| Pain with pus discharge/swelling/sinus opening | 17 | 40.4 | |
| Exposed/palpable hardware | 7 | 16.6 | |
| Elective/prophylactic removal in growing patient | 4 | 9.5 | |
| Feeling of heaviness/feeling of mental in mouth | 2 | 4.8 | |
| Loss of sensation | 1 | 2.4 | |
| Mobility of fracture segment | 1 | 2.4 |
