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American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
AAOMS 91st Annual Meeting, Scientific Sessions and Exhibition

Surgical Mini-Lectures and Clinics

Saturday, October 17, 2009
10:00AM - 12:00PM

S426

Minimally Invasive Surgical Management of Mandibular Fractures: The Champy Technique Revisited

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Gary Bouloux, MD, DDS, MDSc, FRACDS(OMS)
Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA

Synopsis

The champy technique is a simple technique that utilizes intra-oral incisions and 2 mm plates and screws in the management of mandibular fractures. The indications, contraindications, advantages, disadvantages, surgical technique and complications will all be discussed in detail.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:

  1. Describe the biomechanical and anatomical principles as well as the surgical aspects of the Champy technique.
  2. Describe the surgical technique in detail for the management of mandibular symphyseal, parasymphyseal, body and angle fractures using the Champy technique.

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