Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

4 questions · 4 findings · 1 reviews · Oral and maxillofacial surgery

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 4 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Average pain scores (0-100 VAS) · Adults with mandibular fractures excluding condyles (fixed with 2 mm titanium miniplates)

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for the management of mandibular fractures 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes
Pain (scale 1 to 10) was minor in both groups with no significant differences (Table 4): 6 weeks 1.55 vs 1.20; 3 months 1.00 vs 2.64; 6 months 1.30 vs 2.71 (immediate release vs IMF). 95% confidence interval not…
1 study
GRADE not reported

Post-operative adverse events and complications · Adults with mandibular fractures excluding condyles (fixed with 2 mm titanium miniplates)

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for the management of mandibular fractures 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes
One wound separation and one infection in the immediate-mobilization group. Inferior alveolar nerve status (scale 1 to 3) showed no significant difference at 6 weeks (P=0.76), 3 months (P=0.87) or 6 months (P=0.99).…
1 study
GRADE not reported

Requirement for additional (surgical) interventions · Adults with mandibular fractures excluding condyles (fixed with 2 mm titanium miniplates)

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for the management of mandibular fractures 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes
In the IMF (delayed) group, one participant (7.7%) had a wound infection and plate exposure leading to plate removal 4 months post-operatively.
1 study
GRADE not reported

Restoration of function (return to baseline bite) · Adults with mandibular fractures excluding condyles (fixed with 2 mm titanium miniplates)

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for the management of mandibular fractures 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes
Limited data: at the conclusion of the study all participants indicated that they had returned to their "baseline bite".
1 study
GRADE not reported