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One Point Fixation Versus Two Point Fixation in Zygomaticomaxillary Complex Fractures

Author(s)
Muhammad Husnain Akram Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, deMontmorency College of Dentistry, Punjab Dental Hospital Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Mustafa Ch Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, deMontmorency College of Dentistry, Punjab Dental Hospital Lahore, Pakistan
Armaghan Israr Mirza Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, King Edward Medical University Mayo Hospital Lahore, Pakistan
Muhammad Usman Akhtar Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, deMontmorency College of Dentistry, Punjab Dental Hospital Lahore, Pakistan
Ammar Saeed Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, deMontmorency College of Dentistry, Punjab Dental Hospital Lahore, Pakistan
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare the mean satisfaction of patients undergoing one point fixation versus two point fixation for zygomaticomaxillary complex fractures. METHODOLOGY: This randomized controlled trial was performed at Oral and Maxillofacial surgey department Punjab Dental Hospital. The duration of this study was 6 months (28-8-18 to 28-2-19). After meeting the inclusion criteria 74 patients were enrolled. Informed consent and demographic information was taken. Patients were randomly divided into two groups. One group is treated with one point fixation method and other with two point fixation. Patient were evaluated in terms of satisfaction of score on 3rd day, 14th day and 28th day and were recorded as per operational definitions. All the collected data was entered and analyzed on SPSS version 20. RESULTS: In this study the mean age of patients in one point group was 42.46±15.325 years while in two points group was 49.32±13.145 years, male to female ratio of the patients was 1.2:1. The mean PSS in one point group was 5.98±0.89 while in two points group was 3.775±0.609 (p-value=<0.001). CONCLUSION: One point fixation is smarter method and provide significantly better satisfaction than to two point fixation method for ZMC fractures
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Page(s) 74-80
DOI DOI not available
Published Journal: Journal of Pakistan Dental Association, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Year: 2021

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Keywords
Satisfaction, Two Point, Zygomaticomaxillary Complex Fractures, One Point
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