Do the Benefits of Rigid Internal Fixation of Mandible Fractures Justify the Added Costs? Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial

Our study did not show a clear overall benefit of the resource-intensive ORIF over conventional MMF treatment in the management of moderately severe mandible fractures in at-risk patients; our data instead suggest some cost as well as oral health quality-of-life advantages for the use of MMF in this patient population.