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Non-surgical management of bilateral condylar fracture with application of customized 3D printed hypomochlion splint a case report

Posttraumatic malocclusion is one of the most serious complications of condylar fracture responsible for mandibular functional impairment. Depending on the severity, it is imperative to resolve this complication through the surgical or nonsurgical mode of treatment. This report presents a scenario of a 21-year-old male patient with post-traumatic occlusal derangement due to the fracture of the bilateral condylar process and left parasymphysis mandible. The treatment protocol combined an open reduction and internal fixation for parasymphysis mandibular fracture and a closed approach using customized 3D printed hypomochlion splint and intermaxillary fixation in moderately displaced bilateral condylar fracture. No postoperative complication espied in a month follow-up period. Outcome in this case is, hypomochlion splint is effective in treating the post-traumatic occlusal discrepancy with the added advantage of accuracy of 3D printed splints that did not require intraoral manipulation and had better patient compliance.