Management of Mandibular Fractures: Report of Three Cases
The mandibular bone is an important component of the facial bone, which has a unique role in digestive system, speech, and facial esthetics. For these important functions of mandibular...
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Oral surgery is a stream of study involving treatment towards injuries and defects in head and face and also tissues in mouth. Treating diseases associated with these areas is also part of oral surgery treatment. Persons who follow this are known as Oral Surgeon.Few of the surgeries done by oral surgeons are dentoalveolar surgery, it involves removal of teeth which are impacted by injuries and extraction of teeth which are difficult to removal normally, dentures and bone grafting.
Oral surgery involves insertion of osseointergrated dental implants. Cosmetic surgery is also part of this, it involves surgery done to head and neck like face lift, otoplasty, cheek/chin augmentation, lip enhancement and etc.Maxillofacial (jaws and face) region diagnosis of diseases or defects or injury, treatment, surgery comes under maxillofacial surgery study. It can be functional or repair of hard or soft tissues in these regions. One who performs surgery to facial regions is known as maxillofacial surgeons. He performs operations like removal of impacted teeth which can lead to relief from trauma.
Few of the functions/operations conducted by Maxillofacial Surgeons, replacing of teeth with implants inserted in its place. These operations are performed under the supervision of anaesthesia. Removal of tumor, cyst from jaw or oral and reconstruct them to make it look normal.
Align patients jaw using orthogonal surgery, jaw joints are repaired who are suffering with TMJ, this is done by TMJ surgery. Reconstruction of face and jaw after cancer surgery or realignment of facial bones after a trauma.
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The mandibular bone is an important component of the facial bone, which has a unique role in digestive system, speech, and facial esthetics. For these important functions of mandibular...
Objective: The objective of this study was to observe the effect that 3% Sodium Hypochlorite and 17% Ethylenediamine Tetraacetic Acid (EDTA) with water in between, used sequentially and...
