Comminuted mandibular fractures have been
treated in our department using a number of techniques, including closed reduction and ORIF. Over
the past 5 years, we also have treated bone defects using autologous iliac bone with titanium mesh, and we
have used titanium mesh shaping and fixation to treat
comminuted mandibular fractures. To our surprise,
good treatment results have been shown, including a
low infection rate, favorable mandibular morphology,
little soft tissue exposure, and little loss of bone
fragments. The purpose of this study was to retrospectively evaluate our experience in treating
comminuted mandibular fractures using titanium mesh.