Meeting abstract

Oral Rehabilitation of Trauma - a Clinical Report

Vatroslav Bubalo
Ivo Baučić
N. Aljinović-Ratković

Abstract

Head and neck injuries caused by accidents associated with rural life are not frequent (4% according to Zachariades on a survey of more than 6000 patients). One of the most frequent among those accidents are agricultural vehicle accidents, especially open vehicles. These vehicles do not develop high speed and helmets are seldom required. Therefore in cases of falling out of a vehicle or turning of the vehicle very extensive facial injury occurs which is quite different from other road traffic accident injuries.
A report of the treatment and outcome of a case tretaed at the Clinic for Maxillofacial surgery and Department of Prosthodontics, University Hospital Dubrava is presented.
A 32 year-old man survived accident in with the tractor oveerturned During the accident the right side of his midface was smashed. Clinical examination and x-rays revealed a defect of the right cheek including the complete zygomatic bone with the floor of the orbit and lateral upper part of the maxilla including molar teeth with adjacent bone and soft tissue. The skin of the cheek was missing and buccal lining was severely reduced. After initial examination and stabilization, immediate surgery was performed. The patient was satisfied with the appearance, after several major reconstructive procedures (three distant flaps and two local flaps) and oral rehabilitation started.
The nature of the injury and the position of the left teeth started the procedure of the oral rehabilitation.
The choice was a metal alloy upper partial denture with telescopic crown, and fixed frontal down bridge with attachment and lower partial denture from metal alloy.

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Hrčak ID:

3131

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/3131

Publication date:

15.9.2003.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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