Evaluation of Titanium Lag Screw Osteosynthesis in the Management of Mandibular Fractures

Abstract

Introduction:The management of facial trauma is one of the most important and demanding aspects of maxillofacial surgery. Mandible is the most movable and prominent bone of facial skeleton. The management of the injuries to the maxillofacial complex remains a challenge for oral and maxillofacial surgeons. The aim of mandibular fracture treatment is the restoration of anatomical form and function with particular care to establish occlusion. The lag screw technique was fi rst introduced to maxillo facial surgery by Brons and Boering in 1970, who cautioned that at least two lag screws are necessary to prevent rotational movement of the fragments in oblique fractures of mandible.