TY - JOUR
T1 - Bite forces in patients treated for mandibular angle fractures
T2 - Implications for fixation recommendations
AU - Tate, Gregory S.
AU - Ellis, Edward
AU - Throckmorton, Gaylord
PY - 1994/7
Y1 - 1994/7
N2 - Voluntary bite forces were recorded at varying periods in 35 males treated with rigid internal fixation for fractures of the mandibular angle. Bite forces were also obtained in 29 male controls for comparison. It was found that molar bite forces in patients were significantly less than in controls for several weeks after surgery. Further, molar bite forces on the side of the fracture were significantly less than on the nonfractured side. The results of this study indicate that recommendations for the amount of fixation required for a given fracture may be reduced.
AB - Voluntary bite forces were recorded at varying periods in 35 males treated with rigid internal fixation for fractures of the mandibular angle. Bite forces were also obtained in 29 male controls for comparison. It was found that molar bite forces in patients were significantly less than in controls for several weeks after surgery. Further, molar bite forces on the side of the fracture were significantly less than on the nonfractured side. The results of this study indicate that recommendations for the amount of fixation required for a given fracture may be reduced.
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U2 - 10.1016/0278-2391(94)90489-8
DO - 10.1016/0278-2391(94)90489-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 8006738
AN - SCOPUS:0028361176
SN - 0278-2391
VL - 52
SP - 734
EP - 736
JO - Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
JF - Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
IS - 7
ER -