21
Participants
Start Date
December 18, 2016
Primary Completion Date
February 7, 2018
Study Completion Date
June 23, 2018
inter maxillary fixation with shockwave therapy
Shockwave therapy device which give 1500-4000 pulses per session with or without anesthesia, and the treatment session takes approximately 5-10 minutes at the day after surgery.
Inter maxillary fixation and exposure to low intensity pulsed
Low-intensity pulsed ultra sound was applied three times weekly for six weeks from the second day after surgery.
Inter maxillary fixation
Closed reduction will be done. Intermaxillary fixation (IMF) will be secured after proper reduction of the fractured segments to assure proper occlusion using upper and lower arch bars or eyelet wires for six weeks.
Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria
Hams Hamed Abdelrahman
OTHER