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Attempts to fix dislocations of the temporomandibular joint should be primarily performed by non-invasive techniques (repositioning the bones and immobilisation), although when this is not possible, a surgical method should be used. Regarding mandibular fractures, these are usually concurrent with other traumatic injuries that, if serious, should be treated first. A non-invasive approach should also first be considered to fix mandibular fractures. When this is impractical, internal rigid fixation methods, such as osteosynthesis plates, should be used. However, it should be taken into account that in the cat mandible, dental roots and the mandibular canal structures occupy most of the volume of the mandibular body, a fact that makes it challenging to apply a plate with fixed screw positions without invading dental roots or neurovascular structures. Therefore, we propose a new prosthesis design that will provide acceptable rigid biomechanical stabilisation, but avoid dental root and neurovascular damage, when fixing simple mandibular body fractures. Future trends will include the use of better diagnostic imaging techniques, a patient-specific prosthesis design and the use of more biocompatible materials to minimise the patient\u2019s recovery period and suffering.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ani11030683","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,3,4]],"date-time":"2021-03-04T21:58:07Z","timestamp":1614895087000},"page":"683","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["The Cat Mandible (II): Manipulation of the Jaw, with a New Prosthesis Proposal, to Avoid Iatrogenic Complications"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2088-1207","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Matilde","family":"Lombardero","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Unit of Veterinary Anatomy and Embryology, Department of Anatomy, Animal Production and Clinical Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Campus of Lugo\u2014University of Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mario","family":"L\u00f3pez-Lombardero","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Engineering Polytechnic School of Gij\u00f3n, University of Oviedo, 33203 Gij\u00f3n, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Diana","family":"Alonso-Pe\u00f1arando","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Animal Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Campus of Lugo\u2014University of Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain"},{"name":"Veterinary Clinic Villaluenga, calle Centro n\u00b0 2, Villaluenga de la Sagra, 45520 Toledo, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3288-6008","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mar\u00eda del Mar","family":"Yllera","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Unit of Veterinary Anatomy and Embryology, Department of Anatomy, Animal Production and Clinical Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Campus of Lugo\u2014University of Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,3,4]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Lombardero, M., Alonso-Pe\u00f1arando, D., and Yllera, M.M. 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