Comparison of two different tecniques of jaw fixation followed by jaw fracture
Phase 4
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: S028- Fractures of other specified skulland facial bones
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/06/025966
- Lead Sponsor
- Post graduate institution of medical education and research
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.Patients requiring open or closed reduction of jaw fracture with arch bar in place for minimum of 1 week.
2.Age limit will be 18 to 45 years.
3.Minimum number of teeth present should be 20 for a patient to be included in this study.
Exclusion Criteria
1.Pregnant patients are excluded because gingival enlargement and bleeding can be present in pregnancy due to hormonal changes.
2.Patients with GCS below 8
3.Patients without minimum of 20 periodontally healthy teeth without mobility
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To measure the time taken for application of Erich arch bar and hybrid arch bar.Timepoint: It is measured on the same day of treatment I.e application of arch
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.To compare the incidence of glove puncture in case of Erich arch bar and hybrid arch bar. <br/ ><br>2. To evaluate the gingival health after application of Erich arch bar and hybrid arch bar. <br/ ><br>3. To check for stability of arch bar at time of removal. <br/ ><br>4.To assess any root injury after hybrid arch bar placement. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 1.Glove puncture will be evaluated on the day of application of arch bar or fracture reduction. <br/ ><br>2.Gingival health will be evaluated with the help of various index once weekly until time of arch bar removal. <br/ ><br>3.Stability of arch bar will be evaluated once weekly until removal of arch bar <br/ ><br>4.Root injury will be tested on a weeks interval after arch bar application by checking tender on percussion on each tooth <br/ ><br>