Articles: mandibular-fractures.
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Case Reports
Superior laryngeal nerve block: an aid to intubating the patient with fractured mandible.
Awake nasotracheal intubation in the patient with a fractured mandible may be facilitated by combining bilateral superior laryngeal nerve block with topical application of local anesthetic to the nose, mouth, and trachea. Successful use of this technique is described in two such patients.
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In certain cases, open reduction of the fragments is absolutely necessary in mandibular fracture treatment. According to an evaluation of the relevant literautre and to the author's studies, plate osteosynthesis ensures functional stability. For the treatment of certain mandibular fractures the author composed a set for plate osteosynthesis. The use of this set in the management of mandibular fractures and in osteoplastic interventions is illustrated by two casuistic contributions.