TRAUMA
Maxillofacial trauma includes fractures of the upper and lower jaws, palate, cheek bones, bone surrounding the eyes, or combination injuries. These injuries can produce life-threatening complications such as airway obstructions. Other complications such as interferences with chewing, swallowing, breathing, swelling and vision can occur.
Fractures of the maxillofacial region must be aligned (reduced) and held in position (fixed, stabilized) long enough for healing to occur. Usually this takes 4-6 weeks.
Examples of maxillofacial trauma include: Repair of facial and oral lacerations, reduction of maxillary and mandibular fractures, reduction of TMJ dislocations, reduction of alveolar process fractures, reduction of mid-facial fractures (LeFortI, Lefort 2-3), Trimalar fractures, and removal of foreign bodies.

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