OBJECTIVE: The plethora of techniques available for the treatment of @entity174 suggests that there is controversy regarding their definitive outcome. The purpose of this study was to clinically study the complications associated with the different treatment methods of @entity174 at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Nigeria. METHODS: This was a three-year prospective study carried out at the Dental and Maxillofacial Clinic of the hospital. @entity1 who met the inclusion criteria had their data recorded in a proforma questionnaire. RESULTS: Out of the 256 @entity1 studied, 17.2% developed complications. Complications were commoner (70.5%) between ages 21 and 50 years. Thirty-five (79.5%) were males while nine (20.5%) were females with a male:female ratio of 4.9:1. Following treatment by closed reduction, conservative and open reduction, 16.6%, 17.2% and 20.7% had complications, respectively. Whereas occlusal derangement was the most common complication, @entity1183 of the cheek and lower lip was recorded following all treatment methods. CONCLUSION: Although the complications recorded in this @entity1 population were managed during postoperative follow-up period, the methods of treatment available give good results, are cost-effective and @entity1 compliance is good. This suggests that the older methods of treatment of @entity174 can still be used with reliability in contemporary dental practice.

Complications of XXXX : Study of the Treatment Methods in Calabar, Nigeria.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity1183 :: ('MESH:D006987', 'Disease') :: ['numbness'] @entity174 :: ('MESH:D050723', 'Disease') :: ['mandibular fractures']
@entity174 :: (MESH:D050723,Disease) :: ['Mandibular Fracture']
