Osteomyelitis is an inflammatory condition in the medullary spaces or cortical surface of bones. It can be acute chronic and extend beyond original site. Also, it caused by several factors, among them as a result untreated dental trauma. Correct diagnosis individualized treatment are essential for success. The aim to report case osteomyelitis due history trauma anterior region maxilla 21-years-...

Adults presenting to oral and maxillofacial surgery services are at high risk of psychological morbidity. Research by the Institute of Psychotrauma and the centre for oral and maxillofacial surgery trauma clinic at the Royal London hospital (2015) demonstrated nearly 40% of patients met diagnostic criteria for either depression, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, alcohol misuse, or...

Despite important advances in the prevention and treatment of physical trauma, the course of life of millions of people keeps changing every year [1]. Among a variety of types of trauma, the maxillofacial trauma stands out because of its importance, since it may cause aesthetic disfiguration and functional disabilities, besides physical damages [2] with emotional repercussions and the possibili...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to identify the occurrence, type and severity of body injuries associated in patients with facial trauma, referred to the Hospital São Vicente de Paulo (HSVP) in the city of Passo Fundo - RS, Brazil. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study analyzed medical records of 1385 patients who were treated in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at HSVP during the period...