title: Implants in management of gunshot injuries of teeth, facial bones and jaws.
abstract: The use of implants in management of gunshot injuries of teeth, face and jaws presents novelty that is manifested in primary surgical treatment, reduction and fixation of bone fragments and teeth, replacement of lost parts of bone tissues as well as preparation for definitive prosthetic management. At the Clinic for Maxillofacial Surgery of the MMA 173 implants of different types and purposes have been placed in the period 1991-1997, in rehabilitation of the patients injured during the civil war. Although this number of placed implants is significant, the conclusive estimate about benefit of using implants may be obtained only after a longer period of time. Early results are satisfactory.
authors.affiliation: Military Medical Academy, Clinic for Maxillofacial Surgery, Belgrade.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cvetinović
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Skundrić
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matić
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lazić
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Odavić
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D007568:Jaw / Q000293:injuries; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D014857:Warfare; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery*; D015022:Yugoslavia