Article Type
Review
Abstract
Background Microplates have thin diameter making them less palpable, more malleable, easily applied, and adaptable to fracture site. In the past, microplates were used in midface fractures only, but we can obtain their benefits in mandibular fractures as well. Objective The aim of this systematic review was to verify the efficiency of microplates either alone or in combination with miniplates for fixation of mandibular fractures in comparison with miniplates. Materials and methods A systematic review was conducted using electronic databases for collecting articles that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data were extracted from each article, and the quality of studies was assessed by Jadad scale. Four articles were selected that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Conclusion Microplates have high holding power and were efficacious for internal fixation of simple, minimally displaced, isolated mandibular fractures, but to support this information safely, numerous future studies with sound method and larger sample size are needed to evaluate their use in the other forms of mandibular fractures.
Keywords
Fixation, mandibular fracture, microplates
Recommended Citation
Zaky, Magdy M.; Shehab, Mohamed F.; Fayed, Nabila A.; and Hellal, Usama S.
(2019)
"The use of microplates for fixation of mandibular fractures: a systematic review,"
Journal of Medicine in Scientific Research: Vol. 2:
Iss.
1, Article 1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4103/JMISR.JMISR_9_19
