Postoperative malocclusion after maxillofacial fracture management: a retrospective case study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Various complications occur when a maxillofacial fracture is malunionized or improperly resolved. Malocclusion is the most common complication, followed by facial deformity, temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD), and neurological symptoms. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the dental treatment of postoperative complications after maxillofacial fracture.

Materials and methods

In this study, nine patients with a postoperative complication after maxillofacial fracture who had been performed the initial operation from other units and were referred to the authors' department had been included. Of the nine patients, six had mandibular fractures, one had maxillary fractures, one had maxillary and mandibular complex fractures, and one had multiple facial fractures.

SUBMITTER: Kim SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6186531 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature