Reconstructive

286) Which of the following statements regarding compression plating in mandible fractures is FALSE?

A. Compression plates require bicortical screws.
B. Compression plates are placed along the basal border of the mandible.
C. Strong compression plates alone applied with large screws will overcome the distracting forces with high success rates.
D. Tension bands are used with compression plate techniques.
E. A miniplate above the inferior alveolar nerve and arch bars attached to the teeth are forms of tension bands.




REFERENCES & ANSWER



Kellman R. M.: Clinical Applications of Bone Plating Systems to Facial Fractures, Chapter 57 in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, (Papel, editor) Thieme, Second Edition, pp. 725-726, 2002

Kellman R. M.: Clinical Applications of Bone Plating Systems to Facial Fractures, Chapter 68 in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, (Papel, editor) Thieme, Third Edition, pp. 945-963, 2009



286) C         Strong compression plates alone applied with large screws will overcome the distracting forces with high success rates.