Functional appliance treatment for mandibular fractures: A systematic review with meta-analyses.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Mandibular collum fractures among growing patients can lead to abnormal growth, function, esthetics and ultimately quality of life. Among the proposed treatment alternatives, orthopaedic treatment with functional appliances has been suggested, with encouraging results. Aim of the present systematic review was to critically appraise existing evidence on the outcome of functional appliance treatment among growing patients with mandibular collum fractures.

Materials and methods

Eight databases were searched up to October 2020 for randomised and non-randomised clinical studies assessing functional appliance treatment outcome for children with mandibular fractures. After duplicate study selection, data extraction and risk of bias assessment, random effects meta-analyse

SUBMITTER: Stahli C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8362118 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature