Hardware Removal in Maxillofacial Trauma: A Retrospective Study

Table 4

Type and process of removal of hardware of the study subjects.

Variable	Categories	n	%
Type of hardware removed	Stainless steel (SS)	20	47.6
	Titanium (ti)	22	52.4
Type of plate based on the plate thickness	1 mm	12	28.6
	1.5 mm	20	47.6
	2 mm	8	19
	2.5 mm	2	4.8
Anaesthesia	General anesthesia (GA)	25	59.5
	Local anesthesia (LA)	17	40.5
Approach	Intraoral	34	81
	Extraoral	7	16.6
	Combined	1	2.4
Tooth involved	Yes	9	21.4
	No	33	78.6
Tooth extracted	Yes	9	21.4
	No	33	78.6
	Total	42	100

n is the number of subjects.