The most challenging situations in Forensic Odonto-Stomatology are mass disasters, where the forensic dentist is usually confronted with charred human remains or heavily decomposed or fragmented bodies. This article determines the extent of preservation of palatal rugae for use as an alternative identification tool in such situations, using a study group comprising burn victims and cadavers sim...

Sharing the airway is a major concern for both anaesthetist and surgeon because the security of the airway may be jeopardized and the tracheal tube might impede the surgical field. This is seen typically in maxillofacial and ENTsurgeries. Nasal intubation is widely exercised by anaesthetists in maxillofacial surgery but difficulties arise with panfacial fractures when an unobstructed surgical f...

The medical records of 437 patients with 929 facial fractures were retrospectively analyzed. Fracture patterns were classified based on the presence or absence of fractures in each of 4 anatomic subunits (frontal, upper midface, lower midface, and mandible). The most common etiology of trauma was assault (36%), followed by motor vehicle collision (MVC, 32%), fall (18%), sports (11%), occupation...

Modern techniques of fracture management allow easy access to the whole craniofacial skeleton, accurate fracture reduction, internal fixation with mini and microplating systems and primary bone grafting where necessary to replace missing bone. The goal of primary treatment is to restore normal anatomy and therefore normal form and function of the craniofacial complex. However, patients may pres...

As fraturas panfaciais constituem as mais complexas e destrutivas afecções traumáticas do esqueleto facial, envolvendo o terço superior, médio inferior. São normalmente associadas a graves lesões de partes moles levam importantes deformidades estético-funcionais com desestruturação da fisionomia alterações oftalmológicas oclusão dentária. sequências "debaixo para cima dentro fora" ou "de baixo ...

Treatment of facial trauma, damage to the dentition and anatomic structures subsequent to maxillofacial injury is an issue of paramount importance in traumatology. Because in this field, unlike other parts of the body, not only does the surgeon have to deal with the management of the facial fractures, but must also restore the facial functions and features such as visual function (i.e. diplopia...