A comparative randomized prospective clinical study on modified erich arch bar with conventional erich arch bar for maxillomandibular fixation
V. Venugopalan, G Satheesh, A Balatandayoudham, S Duraimurugan, T. S. Balaji
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Erich arch bar used for maxillomandibular fixation (MMF) since decades has several disadvantages such as risks of injury, additional operating room time, and gingival trauma. To overcome these downsides, modified Erich arch bar was introduced; however, there is not much available literature, indicating the efficacy of modified Erich arch bar over that of conventional arch bar wire. Therefore, the present study focuses on comparing efficiency of modified arch bar with conventional arch bar. MATERIALS AND METHODS: -test and Wilcoxon signed-rank test. RESULTS: < 0.05). DISCUSSION: The efficiency of modified Erich arch bar group was superior to the conventional arch bar with very limited restrictions.