A comparative evaluation of stability between resorbable and nonresorbable plates in condylar fracture

Abstract

Treatment methods for condylar process fractures remain controversial. In the preantibiotic era, most fractures of condylar process have been treated nonsurgically because of risk of wound infection, the proximity of nerves and vessels and the absence of osteosynthesis material. The late complications after closed reduction of condylar fractures were deviation of jaw, limited lateral and protrusive movements, reduced mouth opening, asymmetrical laughing and lip pursing, delayed healing, subjective discomfort due to longer MMF and TMJ derangement.