Objective: to analyze the oral health profile of inpatients victims of oral and maxillofacial trauma at the Institute Dr. José Frota Hospital, Ceará, Brazil. Methodology: a study carried out in 2020 started with an examination of the oral cavity at the bedside, application of the DMFT and The Bedside Oral Exam indexes, together with the survey of dental needs and application of the Oral Health Impact Profile Sc...
Rubber bullets are considered “non-lethal weapons”, however, when they reach the facial region they can leave serious sequelae or even cause death. Such projectiles can reach the facial region, causing bone destruction, neurological and vascular damage, as well as, favoring the development of diseases. The present study aims to report a case of a 32-year-old male patient affected by a rubber bullet-compatible p...
Background: Facial trauma is responsible for various types of health damage and may be functional or aesthetic. Depending on the degree of energy released in this type of trauma, sometimes an irreversibility degree is obtained. This study aimed to perform an objective evaluation of traumatic peripheral nerve injuries resulting from mandibu lar fractures and midface, using silicon monofilaments. Material and Met...
O Projeto Liga do Trauma Bucomaxilofacial foi criado em 2004 por iniciativa do acadêmico Lucas Oliveira, sob orientação do professor Dr. Renato Maia. A Liga permite o desenvolvimento científico dos seus integrantes através da apresentação de seminários e do incentivo à participação em importantes eventos científicos. O projeto também enfatiza a participação social dos membros, conscientizando-os acerca de prest...
Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T10:15:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2020-11-01; Poor proprioception, weakness, and impaired reflexes increase the incidence of facial fracture in the elderly. Mandibular fractures in these people range from 10.1% to 56%. Fragment reduction and fracture consolidation are difficult due to bone atrophy, decreased capacity for bone regeneration, and lack...
Facial fractures are one of the most common types of trauma affecting the skeletal system and may cause not only aesthetic problems but also functional problems. Well-done reduction, stabilization and fixation of the fractured bone segments allow a satisfactory consolidation, making possible the maintenance of the bone structure. Epidemiological aspects are strongly associated with social changes in people's li...
Fibrous dysplasia is a benign and pseudoneoplasic osteopathy with slow progression, characterized by the replacement of normal bone by an excessive proliferation of fibrous connective tissue cell, interspersed with irregular bone trabeculae. In general, it affects 1 between 4,000 to 10,000 individuals living births. This is a not familiar, congenital disorder, which produces around 2.5% of all bone tumors and m...
A aroeira-do-sertão (Myracroduon urundeuva Fr. All), árvore da família Anacardiácea, é conhecida pelo seu uso popular com atividades anti-inflamatórias e cicatrizantes. Diante dessas qualidades, foram analisadas suas atividades, utilizando-se um modelo experimental em fraturas expostas, induzidas em mandíbula de coelhos. Foram utilizados trinta coelhos, brancos, da raça Nova Zelândia, machos, com peso variando ...