Twelve patients with mandibular fractures were treated with open reduction. Four patients with condylar fracture were treated by excision of the fractured segments which disturbed jaw movement. Patients without the condylar fracture were treated by transosseous wire and/or miniplate fixation. Intermaxillary fixation with an arch bar was also employed to obtain better postoperative occlusion in 8 patients with multiple fractures. However, for monofractures, the wire and miniplate fixation

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... s firm interosseous fixation and stable occlusion, so intermaxillary fixation with an arch bar is not necessary. In all 12 patients, good postoperative occlusion was acquired within 3 months after surgery.