Injuries and poisonings

Excessive atrophy of the alveolar processes: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Excessive atrophy of the alveolar processes usually occurs as a result of a spilled periodontal lesion by an inflammatory-dystrophic process known as parodontosis or parodontitis.

Diseases of the frenum of the upper lip and tongue: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

The shortening of the bridle of the upper lip is usually combined with the formation of a diastema between the permanent central incisors.

Posterior dislocation of the mandible: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Dislocations of the lower jaw posteriorly occur as a result of a stroke in the chin at the time of a small retraction of the jaw, with removal of the lower large molars with the use of great force, with convulsive yawning.

Subluxation of the lower jaw: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

With subluxation of the lower jaw, the joints are displaced either in the upper part of the joint (disco-temporal subluxation) or in the lower (discoid subluxation).

Habitual dislocation of lower jaw

A habitual dislocation of the lower jaw can occur several times a day and can be easily eliminated by the same patient. The cause of the usual dislocation of the lower jaw can be rheumatism, gout and other organic pathological lesions of the temporomandibular joints.

Anterior dislocation of the lower jaw: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Dislocations of the lower jaw range from 1.5 to 5.7% of all dislocations; occur more often in women aged 20 to 40 years, since the ligamentous apparatus of their joints is not strong enough, and the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone has a small depth.

Fractures of the zygomatic bone and zygomatic arch: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

According to the literature, patients with fractures of the zygomatic bone and arch make up 6.5 to 19.4% of the total number of patients with injuries of the bones of the face. They make up only 8.5%, because not only patients enter the clinics for emergency care, but also a significant number of planned patients who need complex reconstructive-reconstructive surgeries after trauma to other bones of the face.

Non-fire damage to the maxillofacial area in elderly and senile people

Emergency care for elderly and elderly patients should be provided by highly qualified maxillofacial surgeons, who can quickly understand the general condition of the victim

Fractures of the upper jaw in children

In children, more often fractures of the upper jaw along the line of Le Fort II and Le Fort III, combined, as a rule, with a craniocerebral trauma (damage to the base of the skull, less often - a concussion of the brain), damage to the nasal and zygomatic bones, lower jaw.

Fractures of the lower jaw in children: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Fracture of the lower jaw is more often observed in boys aged 7 to 14 years, ie, during a period of special mobility and activity, when the roots of dairy roots dissolve and the roots of permanent teeth are formed.

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