A Second Fracture in a Preview Fix Mandible

Elio Hitoshi Shinohara¹, Lucas Cavalieri Pereira², Idelmo Rangel Garcia-Junior³, Irineu Gregnanin Pedron⁴* and Fernando Kendi Horikawa^5
1DDS, PhD, Assistant Surgeon, OMS Residency Program, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital Regional de Osasco SUS/SP, Osasco, Brazil
²DDS, MsC, PhD, Head, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, Hospital Fornecedores de Cana, Piracicaba, Sao Paulo and São Leopoldo Mandic Dental School, Master degree – Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Program, Campinas, Brazil
³DDS, MsC, PhD, Araçatuba Dental School – UNESP, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Program, Aracatuba, Brazil
⁴DDS, MDS, Independent Researcher, Private Practice, São Paulo, Brazil
⁵DDS, PhD, Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital Regional de Osasco SUS/SP, Osasco, Brazil
*Corresponding Author: Elio Hitoshi Shinohara, Assistant Surgeon, OMS Residency Program, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital Regional de Osasco SUS/SP, Osasco, Brazil.

Published: September 02, 2025

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Abstract  

Mandibular fractures are a routine occurrence in the surgical departments of large cities, and there has been an increase in the number of patients treated for trauma caused by motorcycle crashes. Osasco is a city with a reference hospital for neuro and facial trauma. In this population of motorcyclists, the presence of material from previous fracture synthesis is becoming routine. Including the report of peri- and transprosthetic fractures, an event that had not been reported in the mandible until now.

Keywords: mandible; fracture; fixation; plates and screw

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