title: Civilian maxillo-facial gunshot injuries.
abstract: Recently, in many parts of the world, there has been an increase in the number of civilian crimes involving guns and nowadays any oral surgeon in hospital may be confronted with this type of injury. This paper reviews the mechanism of wounding by different firearms to allow an appreciation of their effect on living tissues, and then outlines the clinical management of these injuries.
mesh_terms: D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries; D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000293:injuries; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot