Functional treatment of condylar fractures in adult patients.

Functional treatment of condylar fractures in adult patients usually follows the closed reduction/maxillomandibular fixation approach. Some of the problems arising when functional appliances (i.e., activator) are used have been identified and presented here, especially in patients where fractured parts are dispositioned/dislocated. The cause is discussed and a different functional approach is proposed that yields good results.