title: Splint appliance for the management of posttrauma lip deformities: technical note and case reports.
abstract: Trauma sustained to the commissures of the lips will result in perioral tissue deficits. Without intervention, this will lead to functional and esthetic deformities. Splinting devices have proven to be an effective and economical means of treatment. Reviews have appeared in the literature describing techniques and treatment regimens for the use of such oral commissure splints. Each has specific advantages and disadvantages in application. A variation of these previously described splints now in use at the University of Chicago Hospitals is presented. Three case histories are presented with discussion of the uses and advantages of this appliance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, IL 60637.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Toljanic
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Paik
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Edmonds
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Shapiro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013165:Splints; D014945:Wound Healing