Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristic and contributory factors of mandibular fractures with abnormal union in China, aiming to produce guidelines to facilitate the management of mandibular fractures so that this complication may be avoided. ⋯ The characteristic of abnormal union is associated with patient's age and gender, severity and type of original trauma, and fracture site. In a sense, the development of abnormal unions is related to the social, economic, and cultural factors in China. At present the key problem of decreasing and avoiding mandibular abnormal unions in our country is to perform appropriate treatment methods in time. At the same time, it is important to obtain patients' compliance during the process of treatment and actively prevent infection.