Hardware Removal in Maxillofacial Trauma: A Retrospective Study

Table 2

Chief complaint of study subjects.

Variable	Categories	n	%
Chief complaint	Pain with inability to open mouth/chewing food/discomfort	10	23.9
	Pain with pus discharge/swelling/sinus opening	17	40.4
	Exposed/palpable hardware	7	16.6
	Elective/prophylactic removal in growing patient	4	9.5
	Feeling of heaviness/feeling of mental in mouth	2	4.8
	Loss of sensation	1	2.4
	Mobility of fracture segment	1	2.4