Foreign Bodies in Maxillofacial Trauma– 4 Case reports
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 10
Abstract
Foreign bodies in the maxillofacial region are common following trauma, but sometimes theymay be overlooked causing harm to the patient. Approximately one-third of all foreign bodies are initially missed and an undiagnosed foreign body within the soft tissue may result in chronic persistent infection, pus discharge and disfiguring fibrosis. Impalement injury of oral cavity due to a sharp objects are also not uncommon and should be taken seriously since they may turn out to be life threatening. Preoperative clinical and radiographic assessment, along with a good understanding of the nature of injury as well as the size, shape, location and composition of the foreign body will provide the surgeon with better diagnosis toidentify and retrieve the foreign materials completely.This article brings out four cases of foreign bodies in orofacial region following trauma anddiscussthesurgical approachwe usedto retrieve them.
Authors and Affiliations
Mithilesh KV, Akhilesh AV, Manu Mathew, Nimmi M, Arul Dev DP
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