A 25-year-old man came to my hospital after he sustained injuries to his face in a road traffic accident. After immediate first aid, he complained of pain in the left side of lower jaw and inability to bite properly.
A 3D CT scan taken showed a fracture in the left mandibular condylar base and right parasymphyseal fracture. This caused a derangement in the patient’s occlusion or contact between upper and lower teeth on the right side due to condyle fracture leading to vertical shortening of the mandible on the left side. Maxillofacial Surgeon Dr. S.M. Balaji performed the surgical fracture reduction. The fracture site was surgically exposed, the patient’s occlusion was accurately restored, the fractured segments were stabilized and fixed in their normal position with titanium bone plates and the open bite was corrected.
A 3D CT scan taken showed a fracture in the left mandibular condylar base and right parasymphyseal fracture. This caused a derangement in the patient’s occlusion or contact between upper and lower teeth on the right side due to condyle fracture leading to vertical shortening of the mandible on the left side. Maxillofacial Surgeon Dr. S.M. Balaji performed the surgical fracture reduction. The fracture site was surgically exposed, the patient’s occlusion was accurately restored, the fractured segments were stabilized and fixed in their normal position with titanium bone plates and the open bite was corrected.
Postoperative video representing no facial palsy
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