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Chapter Outline 

• Classification and incidence
• Mandible
• Maxilla and incisive bone
• Concomitant injuries
• Diagnosis
• Clinical findings
• Diagnostic imaging
• Anesthetic considerations
• Surgical anatomy
• Topographical anatomy
• Biomechanical considerations
• Therapeutic decision-making
• Conservative management versus surgical treatment
• Surgical techniques
• Separation of the mandibular symphysis
• Cerclage wiring
• Transfixation pin
• Palatine fractures
• Cerclage wiring
• Transfixation pin
• Plate fixation
• Intraoral acrylic or composite splints
• Alveolar process fractures and (sub)luxation of mandibular and maxillary incisor teeth
• Cerclage wiring
• Intraoral acrylic or composite splints
• Alveolar process fractures and (sub)luxation of mandibular and maxillary canine teeth
• Cerclage wiring
• Intraoral acrylic or composite splints
• Labial reverse suture through buttons
• Postoperative care and assessment
• Complications
• Prognosis
• References