The treatment of fractures . ars. These cervical abscess--,often difficult to manage, occupy the region of the body ofthe jaw. The submaxillary and upper carotid triangles maybe filled by a brawny infiltration associated with necrosis of afractured jaw. On the otlier hand, with proper treatment and inless difficult cases the course of the healing process is simpleand of easy management. Suppuration is prevented. There FRACTURE OF THE BODY OF THE JAW 6l is no necrosis, and the repair of the fracture takes place un-hindered. Treatment.—The primary object of treatment is the preser-vation of the
The treatment of fractures . ars. These cervical abscess--,often difficult to manage, occupy the region of the body ofthe jaw. The submaxillary and upper carotid triangles maybe filled by a brawny infiltration associated with necrosis of afractured jaw. On the otlier hand, with proper treatment and inless difficult cases the course of the healing process is simpleand of easy management. Suppuration is prevented. There FRACTURE OF THE BODY OF THE JAW 6l is no necrosis, and the repair of the fracture takes place un-hindered. Treatment.—The primary object of treatment is the preser-vation of the natural alinement of the teeth. This object isattained by a complete reduction of the fragments of the frac-tured bone. If a tooth interferes with the perfectly accurateclosure of the mouth, and if the adjustment of the fragments isprevented by the position of the tooth, it should be extracted atonce. Ordinarily, there is but slight displacement. This dis-placement can be corrected by digital pressure upon both Fig. 52.—Four-tailed bandage for fractured jaw. Fracture of the Body of the Jaw.—The simple fracture ofthe body of the jaw without much displacement may be tem-porarily treated by the four-tailed bandage, which should holdthe teeth of the lower jaw closely in apposition with the corre-sponding teeth of the unbroken upper jaw. As soon as prac-ticable, a dental splint of rubber or aluminium should be madeand applied by a dentist. This aluminium splint fits the crownsof the teeth some distance upon each side of the fracture,and holds the fragments firmly in apposition (see Fig. 51). Italso permits of opening and shutting the mouth. The old-time 62 FRACTURES OF THE BONES OF THE FACE four-tailed bandage and extradental splint of millboard (seeFig. 52) is inefficient. As a permanent dressing it should bediscarded. It is useful only as a temporary support. In thesimple cases, in the absence of a competent dentist to make thealuminium or rubber dental splint,
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