Dentoalveolar Trauma
Abstract The chapter provides the reader with a basis for the treatment of dental and dentoalveolar injuries. This includes anatomy of the dentition, periodontium, and associated structures. A foundation is…
Evidence-Based Medicine
Anesthesia in Patients With Traumatic Facial Injury ( Chapter 1.1 ) Clinical Question: What are the comparative benefits and harms of general and local anesthesia in patients with traumatic facial…
Characteristics of Ballistic and Blast Injuries
Abstract Ballistic injury patterns to the craniomaxillofacial region present a unique, and challenging, dilemma for the facial trauma surgeon. The tissue disruption associated with ballistic injury to the head and…
Secondary Reconstruction of Facial Soft Tissue Injury and Defects
Abstract In spite of the craniofacial surgeon’s best efforts to implement preventative measures, he/she will, on occasion, be called upon to correct secondary soft tissue deformities that result from surgical…
Maxillofacial Prosthodontics
Abstract When the volume of tissue loss due to trauma is too great for surgical reconstruction alone, a prosthesis may be indicated to complete the rehabilitation of the patient. Maxillofacial…
Reconstruction of Full-Thickness Frontocranial Defects
Abstract Bony defects of the frontocranial skeleton are commonly the result of traumatic, ballistic, neoplastic etiologies. The three-dimensional structure of this region can sometimes make satisfactory reconstruction a complicated task….
Management of Panfacial Fractures
Abstract Panfacial injury refers to fractures present in the cranio-orbital (upper third), orbitozygomaticomaxillary (middle third), as well as the mandibular (lower third) portions of the craniofacial skeleton. These injuries present…
Pediatric Orbital Fractures
Abstract In pediatrics, orbital fracture repair must be weighed against the potential skeletal growth disruption resulting from surgery and preventing globe malposition and motility complications. Pediatric orbital fractures are unique…
Temporal Bone Fractures
Abstract The force required to fracture the temporal bone is substantial and can lead to vascular injury, hearing loss, vertigo or imbalance, facial nerve injury, and cerebral spinal fluid leaks….
Le Fort Fractures
Abstract The management of fractures of the midface has undergone significant evolution as practitioners have gained a more in-depth understanding of the interplay with the remainder of the craniofacial skeleton….
