Strength to compression of 30 hemimandibles obtained from canine cadavers was tested. Ten intact hemimandibles were used as controls (group 1). The other twenty hemimandibles were submitted to simple oblique fractures between the second and third premolars. The hemimandibles were fixed with acrylic resin applied to the tooth crown surface combined with interdental wire (group 2) or interfragmentary wire (group 3). The method used in hemimandibles of group 2 was more resistam than that used in the group 3. Besides that it was less invasive and did not damage the tooth roots.
hemimandible; strength; fracture; canine
