Reconstruction plates versus single or dual miniplates for angle fractures: Hardware failure and non-union rates.

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Malocclusion occurred more frequently following single miniplate fixation (9.4%) compared to reconstruction plates (3.4%) and dual miniplates (4.7%), though differences approached but did not reach statistical significance (p=0.054).

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