Injuries and poisonings

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.

Fracture of the alveolar process in children: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

In contrast to the symptoms of fracture of alveolar processes in adults, fractures of the alveolar process in children in children are accompanied by more significant ruptures, detachment of the mucosa and swelling of the adjacent soft tissues.

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

In peacetime, the frequency of damage to the face is 0.3 cases per 1000 people, and the proportion of maxillofacial trauma among all injuries with bone damage in the urban population ranges from 3.2 to 8%. In this case, facial bones fractures are observed in 88.2%, soft tissue injuries in 9.9%, and face burns in 1.9% of cases.

Fracture of upper jaw

The fracture of the upper jaw usually passes through one of the three typical lines of least resistance described by Le Forus: the upper, middle and lower. They are called the lines of Le Fora (Le Fort, 1901).

Injuries of jaws and teeth in children: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

In peacetime, damage to the maxillofacial area in children is 6-13% of the total number of injuries. Between 1984 and 1988, children with injuries accounted for 4.1%.

Fracture of the tooth: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

The most common type of traumatic tooth injury is a fracture of the tooth at various levels. There are: a fracture of the tooth at the level of the dentinal dentin (without exposing the pulp), at the level of the near-pulp dentin (the pulp is visible) and fracture of the crown with damage to the pulp.

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