caa a22 4500 445851058 CHVBK 20180317145413.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10006-010-0228-7 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10006-010-0228-7 Awl versus intravenous cannula stillete in circummandibular wiring—a prospective comparative study [Elektronische Daten] [Yuvaraj Vaithilingam, Shaji Thomas, Dal Singh, Prabhu Sundraraman, Sumeet Cyriac, Gagan Thakur] Purpose: The management of paediatric mandibular fractures using an acrylic splint is a time-tested procedure. Traditionally, an awl is used to place wires to secure such splints. In this article, we have designed prospective study to compare a new technique of using intravenous cannula stillete (IVCS) as against conventional awl in placement of the circummandibular wires. Methods: A total of 45 patients were included in the study. Group I included 22 subjects in whom an awl was used, and group II included 23 subjects in whom IVCS was used for placement of circummandibular wires. Parameters such as post-operative pain, swelling and ease of penetration, size of entry and exit wound and injury to adjacent structures were compared. Results: Statistically significant reduction in post-operative pain and swelling were noticed in groupie. The operating surgeons experienced greater ease in using IVCS, and the size of the entry and exit wounds were also relatively small as compared to using an awl. Conclusion: The IVCS, which is disposable, having finer diameter, a sharp bevel and internal wire carrying capacity, clearly demonstrates statistically significant advantages over the usage of a conventional awl. Springer-Verlag, 2010 Circummandibular wiring nationallicence Paediatric mandibular fractures nationallicence Intravenous cannula in wiring nationallicence Vaithilingam Yuvaraj People's College of Dental Sciences, Bhopal, India aut Thomas Shaji People's College of Dental Sciences, Bhopal, India aut Singh Dal People's College of Dental Sciences, Bhopal, India aut Sundraraman Prabhu People's College of Dental Sciences, Bhopal, India aut Cyriac Sumeet People's College of Dental Sciences, Bhopal, India aut Thakur Gagan People's College of Dental Sciences, Bhopal, India aut Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Springer-Verlag 15/1(2011-03-01), 21-25 1865-1550 15:1<21 2011 15 10006 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10006-010-0228-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10006-010-0228-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Vaithilingam Yuvaraj People's College of Dental Sciences, Bhopal, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Thomas Shaji People's College of Dental Sciences, Bhopal, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Singh Dal People's College of Dental Sciences, Bhopal, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sundraraman Prabhu People's College of Dental Sciences, Bhopal, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cyriac Sumeet People's College of Dental Sciences, Bhopal, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Thakur Gagan People's College of Dental Sciences, Bhopal, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Springer-Verlag 15/1(2011-03-01), 21-25 1865-1550 15:1<21 2011 15 10006 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer