ts been compared that the advantages of miniplates system with conventional intermaxillary fixation suggesting that miniplates were easy to use, allowed precise anatomical reduction and in most cases intermaxillary fixation was not required to facilitate early recovery
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.Miniplates are superior in terms of bone healing because less periosteal stripping is required for their placement so that the blood supply to the mandible is preserved through undisturbed periosteum. Miniplates provide stable fixation
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unlike rigid fixation that prevent micromotion of the bony fragments under friction. Functionally stable fixation applies to internal fixation that allows bone alignment and permit healing during function.