A comparison between a new interdental wiring technique with currently used technique in the treatment of facial jaw fractures

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Conditions: Health Condition 1: null- Maxillofacial trauma patients who are otherwise healthy and not medically compromised

Registration Number: CTRI/2017/12/010760

Lead Sponsor: Dr Abdul Ahad G Khan

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: ot Yet Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

1.Minimally displaced jaw fractures either maxilla and/or mandible screened clinically and confirmed radiographically by means of a digital OPG

2.Occlusion should be minimally disturbed/deranged

3.Favourable fractures

4.Multiple fractures with at least 3-4 teeth firmly fixed to basal bone in all fragments

5.Undisplaced Condylar fractures in which occlusion is minimally deranged that can be manipulated into satisfactory occlusion under local anesthesia manually

6.Zygomatico-maxillary complex fractures not requiring open reduction/ fixation

7.Jaw fractures with good proximal contacts between the teeth

8.Healthy patients free from medical compromise such as diabetes, hypertension, B asthma, Epilepsy, drug allergies etc

Exclusion Criteria

1.Unfavourable fractures

2.Fractures with grossly deranged occlusion

3.Mixed dentition period for need of good dento-alveolar support

4.Comminuted jaw fractures

5.Dento-alveolar fractures

6.Displaced condylar fractures requiring open reduction internal fixation

7.Partially/ totally edentulous jaw fractures

8.Jaw fractures with open proximal contacts between the teeth

9.Medical problems such as bronchial asthma, epilepsy that preclude IMF

10.Oral mucosal conditions that pose significant restrictions on operators maneuverability such as oral submucous fibrosis .

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To compare the new intermaxillary fixation wiring technique with eyelet wiring for intermaxillary fixation of jaw fractures based on: <br/ ><br>1.Time duration required for application of IMF in minutes measured from the point in time when the first wire placement is started to the finished tucking of IMF wires interdentally <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Measured at the time of intervention <br/ ><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1.Stability of IMF over the treatment span assessed by maintenance/ loosening of IMF wires <br/ ><br>2.Incidence of glove perforation assessed by glove inflation by water post intervention <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Stability of IMF is assessed on a weekly basis post intervention. <br/ ><br>Glove perforation is assessed immediately post intervention <br/ ><br>