Research Article
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 |
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n is the number of subjects. |