Condylar fractures has generated more controversy than other maxillofacial fractures because they relate to the complex anatomy and function of the ATM, and because at present no scientific evidence to…
Racial disparities have been shown to exist in several arenas of health care. The institutional trauma registry at Boston Medical Center was queried to investigate racial injury patterns and outcomes…
There is a very specific group of condyle fracture which associated with fractures of the middle cranial fossa, and in some cases the mandibular condyle can invade cranial fossa, requiring…
The objective of this study was to evaluate the prognosis of the fractured mandibular condyles which were repositioned after internal fixation by extracorporeal open reduction. The subjects were 19 patients…
Introduction: Trauma in the orbital region can result in considerable facial deformity and can affect vision and the nervous system of the face. Rehabilitation of the patient requires to understand…
Introduction: Bone regeneration in the mandible has been described in the literature after the resection because of several pathologies. This development of new bone seems to occur from the periosteum…
Introduction: The aim of this paper is to present a system analysis by digital photography and reconstruction in three dimensions (3D) using the OsiriX program for Mac OS X ®…
Background: Traumatic optic neuropathy (TON) is an important cause of severe visual loss following blunt or penetrating head trauma. Following the initial injury, optic nerve swelling within the optic nerve…
Fractures involving frontal sinus may result in long-term complications and sequelae related to the sinus and intracranial, orbital and nasal structures. Incidence varies from 2% to 15% of all facial…
Introduction: Brought about by concerns of the maxillofacial team about waiting times for open reduction and internal fixation of mandibular fractures. Aims: Produce data that may support the establishment of…
