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Two miniplates (transbuccal approach) vs One miniplate plus two screws (intraoral approach at external oblique ridge)

Post-operative infection · Adults with fractures of the mandibular angle

Two miniplates (transbuccal approach) showed no clear difference in post-operative infection compared with one miniplate plus two screws (intraoral approach at external…; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for the management of mandibular fractures 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes
Angle of mandible only
RR 1.32 [0.41, 4.22]
2 studies · 93 participants
GRADE not reported

Two miniplates (transbuccal approach) vs One miniplate plus two screws (intraoral approach at external oblique ridge)

Requirement for additional (surgical) interventions (plate removal) · Adults with fractures of the mandibular angle

Two miniplates (transbuccal approach) showed no clear difference in requirement for additional (surgical) interventions (plate removal) compared with one miniplate plus two screws (intraoral approach at external…; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for the management of mandibular fractures 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes
Angle of mandible only
RR 0.78 [0.19, 3.11]
2 studies
GRADE not reported

Two miniplates (transbuccal approach) vs One miniplate plus two screws (intraoral approach at external oblique ridge)

Post-operative adverse events and complications (lip numbness; overall) · Adults with fractures of the mandibular angle

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for the management of mandibular fractures 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes
Angle of mandible only
Siddiqui 2007: 22/36 (61%) single-miniplate vs 14/26 (54%) two-miniplate had one or more complications; subjective lip numbness 15/36 (41.7%) vs 10/26 (38.5%) (P=0.82), objective 16/36 (44.4%) vs 8/26 (31.7%) (P=0.29).…
2 studies
GRADE not reported

Two miniplates (transbuccal approach) vs One miniplate plus two screws (intraoral approach at external oblique ridge)

Facial appearance (scar) · Adults with fractures of the mandibular angle

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for the management of mandibular fractures 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes
Angle of mandible only
Facial scarring, as a result of access through the transbuccal route, occurred in two participants in the two-miniplate group (Siddiqui 2007).
1 study
GRADE not reported

Two miniplates (transbuccal approach) vs One miniplate plus two screws (intraoral approach at external oblique ridge)

Restoration of function (malocclusion) · Adults with fractures of the mandibular angle

Two miniplates (transbuccal approach) showed no clear difference in restoration of function (malocclusion) compared with one miniplate plus two screws (intraoral approach at external…; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for the management of mandibular fractures 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes
Angle of mandible only
RR 0.46 [0.05, 4.17]
1 study
GRADE not reported