What do systematic reviews say?

Resorbable (bioresorbable) plates or screws for fixation vs Titanium plates or screws for fixation

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Resorbable versus titanium plates for orthognathic surgery 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes

  Up to 3 years postoperatively
  None of the included studies reported this outcome.
  0 studies
  No studies found

Resorbable (bioresorbable) plates or screws for fixation vs Titanium plates or screws for fixation

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Resorbable versus titanium plates for orthognathic surgery 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes

  Up to 3 years postoperatively
  No data available for this outcome.
  0 studies
  No studies found

Resorbable (bioresorbable) plates or screws for fixation vs Titanium plates or screws for fixation

• Resorbable versus titanium plates for orthognathic surgery 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes

  Up to 24 months postoperatively
  SoF row. Adverse effects; 60 participants (1 RCT); Quality of the evidence (GRADE): VERY LOW. Exposure of the plate: both titanium and resorbable groups experienced 2 plate exposures which occurred between the third…
  1 study · 60 participants
  Very low

Resorbable (bioresorbable) plates or screws for fixation vs Titanium plates or screws for fixation

• Resorbable versus titanium plates for orthognathic surgery 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes

  Up to 3 years postoperatively
  The trialists did not differentiate between superficial and deep wound infection. Three (10%) of the patients in each group developed infections accounting for six plates: 3/196 (1.53%) in the titanium group and 3/165…
  1 study · 60 participants
  GRADE not reported

Resorbable (bioresorbable) plates or screws for fixation vs Titanium plates or screws for fixation

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Resorbable versus titanium plates for orthognathic surgery 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes

  Up to 3 years postoperatively
  No data available for this outcome.
  0 studies
  No studies found

Immediate mobilization vs 2 weeks delayed mobilization (IMF)

• 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

Immediate mobilization vs 2 weeks delayed mobilization (IMF)

• 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

Immediate mobilization vs 2 weeks delayed mobilization (IMF)

• 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

Immediate mobilization vs 2 weeks delayed mobilization (IMF)

• 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