OVERVIEW OF MAXILLOFACIAL TRAUMA, DEFINITIONS, EPIDEMIOLOGY, MANAGEMENT, AIRWAY, CIRCULATION, BLEEDING CONTROL, SYSTEMIC ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY

Introduction: Injuries to facial bones, orbits, and adjacent soft tissue structures are common. They usually caused by motor vehicle accidents. Scientific evidence has shown that maxillofacial trauma is related severe injuries, so a meticulous evaluation of the injuries should be performed because they can have devastating sequelae. The treatment these situations complex challenging, since in addition compromising esthetic aspect, it also compromises function multiple causes psychological damage. Objective: detail current information trauma, definitions, epidemiology, management, airway, circulation, hemorrhage control, prophylaxis with systemic antibiotics surgery. Methodology: total 52 articles were analyzed this review, including review original articles, as well clinical cases, which 39 bibliographies used other not relevant for study. sources PubMed, Google Scholar Cochrane; terms search Spanish, Portuguese English were: fractures, airway management antibiotic prophylaxis, Results: oral-maxillofacial represents approximately 7.4 8.7% medical emergencies. Male-female ratio 4:1, most frequent being traffic accidents, aggressions, falls, sports accidents at work. anatomical sites affected fractures mandible 44.2 %, zygomatic 32.5 nasal bones 16.2 %. There 10 15% probability presenting cervical spine injury unconscious individuals trauma. frequency infection following varies according various findings, results ranging from 0 62%. Conclusions: Trauma improved over time, decreasing mortality golden hour, however, there still challenges such those presented alterations polytraumatized individual. importance totality found pose an immediate threat life result their proximity both brain. approach utmost importance, patent or definitive must maintained means orotracheal intubation, nasotracheal intubation surgical airway. It essential adequate protocol maintain control circulation possible bleeding. Currently use accepted procedure reduce risk prevention strategy. Surgery particularly full face comminuted remains challenge. Usually, coexists could imply able perform early correction, increasing leading infection, nonunion malocclusion. KEY WORDS: maxillofacial,