A 20-year-old male was referred to the Department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, Trinity Hospital, Aizawl-Mizoram on July 4th,2022 with a history Road traffic accident (RTA). The patient unconscious taken operation theatre had multiple facial injuries. frontal bone fracture sinus injury noticed starry sky approach used under GA. Overall, shows very less scars complications proves be right i...

A 14-year-old girl had a mid-facial trauma event caused by hitting an opening door and experienced discomfort swelling of the columella upper lip. Physical examination revealed mild tenderness on light palpation without any with lip movement. computed tomography scan maxillofacial bones three-dimensional reconstruction showed fracture anterior nasal spine obvious leftward displacement, deviatio...

This study was designed to determine the pattern of zygomatic bone fracture, etiology and treatment options. The term pattern in this study was used for the sites/processes of zygomatic bone fracture. The variables evaluated were age, gender, sites of fracture and treatment options. A total of 81 patients with zygomatic bone fracture were treated in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery unit, Khyber C...

the infratemporal fossa is an anatomic space of great importance in the head.abscesses of this space re rare but potentially life threatening. regarding the proximity of some important anatomical features of the head, dealing with infratemporal space infection needs great consideration both in examination and surgical practice.in  this  case  report,  infratempora  space  abscess  formation  fo...

OBJECTIVE We aimed to analyze etiological factors in patients with maxillofacial trauma, treatment modalities, complications related to surgical approaches and the changing patterns in over time. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 126 patients diagnosed as maxillofacial fractures between August 1998 and June 2012 were investigated in Corlu State Hospital, Ear Nose Throat and Plastic Surgery Cli...

AIM This article reviews the application of endoscope-assisted techniques to the treatment of maxillofacial trauma and discusses some aspects of these techniques and reporting our experience. INTRODUCTION In the last decades, diagnostical imaging, surgical techniques and surgical instrument development allowed a great progress in management of facial fractures. In recent years, to some Author...

Facial traumas often occur as a result of accidents or injuries at workplace, aggression or accidental falling. Their assessment is made by means of Multislice Computed Tomography (CT) due to its high resolution, providing precise information on fracture routes, bone displacement, soft tissue injuries as well as the traumatic complications in the maxillofacial area.Material and Methods: We exam...

Diet, nutrition, and dental health are closely related and have multidirectional impacts. Any oral diseases, may it be congenital, infective, traumatic, inflammatory, or neoplastic, affect routine functions of the oral cavity and even after corrective surgeries done to improve may adversely affect the food and fluid intake and further compromises nutritional status. Unlike other general surgeri...

OBJECTIVE To determine if patterns of facial injuries differed between those of female assault victims with maxillofacial injuries and those of female patients with maxillofacial injuries from other causes. METHODS We reviewed the medical and dental records of 326 adult female facial trauma patients treated by otolaryngologists and oral/maxillofacial surgeons at the University of Kentucky Med...