intermaxillary fixation

Closed reduction may involve intermaxillary fixation, where the jaws are splinted together in the correct position for a period of weeks.

Briggs RM, Wood-Smith D. A simple technique for intermaxillary fixation - Rapid simple immobilization of the mandible.

He was successfully fitted with an intermaxillary fixation device and was out of action for six weeks before returning to training, being subsequently praised for his performance by stand-in manager Aitor Karanka.