BACKGROUND In spite of employing numerous devices improving the safety in motor vehicles, traffic accidents are still among the main reasons of maxillofacial injuries. The maxillofacial injuries remain the serious clinical problem because of the specificity of this anatomical region. The knowledge of etiologic factors and mechanisms of injuries can be helpful in a satisfactory trauma prevention...

BACKGROUND The etiology of maxillofacial injuries varies from one country to another and even within the same country depending on the prevailing socioeconomic, cultural and environmental factors. Periodic verification of the etiology of maxillofacial injuries helps to recommend ways in which maxillofacial injuries can be averted. The aim of the present study is therefore to analyse the charact...

Through this 20-year statistical analysis, we try to explain the changes in data during our results, taking into consideration the local characteristics in the pattern of casualties, etiology and treatment modalities [1, 2]. The findings of this study, compared with other studies, support the view that the causes and incidence of maxillofacial injuries vary from one study to another according t...

1 Swapnil Moghe, 2 Nitin Saini, 3 Ajay Pillai, 4 Anjali Moghe, 5 Kavita Pillai 1 (Assistant Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Peoples Dental Academy, Bhopal, India) 2 (Assistant Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, D.A.V (C) Dental college, Yamunanagar, India) 3 (Associate Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Peoples Dental Academy, Bho...

1Department of Consulting and Diagnostics, Central Research Institute of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery, Russia 2Department of oral & maxillofacial surgery, Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education Studies, Russia 3Department of Oral Maxillofacial Head Neck Oncology, Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, ...

Purpose – Maxillofacial Prosthetics is faced with increasing patient numbers and cost constraints leading to the need to explore whether computer-aided techniques can increase efficiency. This need was addressed through a four-year research project that identified quality, economic, technological and clinical implications of the application of digital technologies in maxillofacial prosthetics. ...

A retrospective study covering a period of 3.5 years was undertaken to determine the incidence of work-related injuries in the maxillofacial region. A group of 2,383 patients treated at our institution with maxillofacial trauma of various causes was evaluated. Work-related maxillofacial injuries in this population ranked fourth in frequency of occurrence after traffic accidents, falls, and acts...

BACKGROUND Assault, though a major cause of maxillofacial injuries in the developed nations, has not been adequately investigated among Nigerian population. This study aimed to analyze the pattern of maxillofacial injuries caused by assault in our institution. METHODS A descriptive clinical survey of patients with assault-induced oral and maxillofacial injuries presenting to our maxillofacial...