A substantial portion of cervical spine injuries occurs due to maxillofacial trauma. delay in the identification can result major neurological issues, paralysis, and even death. Therefore, early detection fractures patients with trauma is crucial. Aim: The goal study assess incidence cervico-spinal oral Methods: This cross-sectional was carried out at Oral Maxillofacial Surgery department Mayo ...

1 PhD (Graduate Program Coordinator at UPE). 2 MD (Medical Resident in Surgery and Maxillofacial Trauma. Universidade de Pernambuco). Universidade de Pernambuco. Send correspondence to: Belmiro C. E. Vasconcelos. Universidade de Pernambuco. Centro de Pesquisa Clínica em Cirurgia e Traumatologia Buco-Maxilo-Facial. Av. Gal. Newton Cavalcanti, 1.650. Tabatinga. Camaragibe PE. Brazil. CEP: 54753-2...

Technological advances in computerized tomography (CT) have reduced data acquisition and reconstruction times so that three-dimensional (3D) CT images of maxillofacial injuries may be economically and quickly generated. 3DCT was judged superior to multiplanar two-dimensional CT in demonstrating the spatial relationships of fracture fragments in complex mandibular and midfacial trauma. Although ...

introduction: the main purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of ophthalmic injuries associated with mid-facial fractures in patients admitted to shahid beheshti university hospital in babol, iran, from 2002 to 2012. materials and methods: a cross-sectional, retrospective study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of ophthalmic injuries associated with mid-facial fractures i...

AbstractIntroduction: Maxillofacial trauma includes injuries to the lower, middle, or upper thirds of face and oral cavity. As these fractures have potential cause morbidity even mortality, they require careful examination management based on their severity. This study aimed provide information regarding number types maxillary fracture cases at Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung. Methods: ...

Trauma is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children worldwide. 1 However, in comparison with adults, maxillofacial fractures in children are relatively uncommon due to physiological and environmental factors. Between 4% and 12% of all maxillofacial fractures occur in children. 2-5 The reasons for the wide disparity in incidence rates include differences in age limit of the ped...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate sensorimotor nerve damage in patients with maxillofacial trauma referring to Taleghani hospital, Tehran, Iran. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted during a 2-year period from 2014 to 2012 in Taleghani hospital of Tehran. We included a total number of 495 patients with maxillofacial trauma referring to our center during the study period. The demographic infor...

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Objective
 Airway management in maxillofacial injuries is quite complex and involves many difficulties. The aim of this study to evaluate the knowledge level medical faculty students about airway injuries.
 Methods
 This cross-sectional was conducted on fifth sixth-grade Faculty Medicine, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University. After literature review, a questionnaire prepared...