Abdul Hameed
General Dentist, Dubai
Title: Handling Panfacial Trauma - Should We Stick to Protocols???
Biography
Biography: Abdul Hameed
Abstract
Trauma is the most important cause of severe morbidity among young population. It has been termed as the "neglected disease of modern society". Maxillofacial injury is usually seen in majority of road traffic accidents. Panfacial trauma represents about 10% of all the facial fractures and remains the most challenging facial injury pattern to treat. Since decades, the focus is to develop an organized plan to treat the Panfacial trauma so as to retain the facial form and functions post operatively. The goal of treatment is to restore the anatomy in all three dimensions, plating the maxillofacial buttresses wherever necessary through the flexible approach at the same adhering to basic principle. In the present day scenario because of high velocity accidents, patterns of fracture are so varied, that it is difficult to adhere to any specific sequence or pattern. The correct timing of surgical intervention and use of rigid fixation allows the restoration of morphological and functional nature of face after Panfacial fractures. The aim of presenting the paper is to review the principles that determine the choice of method of treatment and the outcome in traumatic injuries and to present one such case of Panfacial trauma which was successfully managed following these principles