Use of maxillary and mandibular splints for restoration of normal occlusion following jaw trauma in a cat: a case report.

A compression fracture of the maxilla in a young cat was treated by splinting the maxillary canine teeth. Wire-reinforced composite resin was used to keep these teeth from tipping palatally. This technique stabilized the fracture with anatomic reduction and minimal invasion of the tissues. A mandibular symphyseal separation was also stabilized with a cerclage wire and composite resin bonded wire fixation of the mandibular canine teeth. Two years later, occlusion was normal.