title: Atypical dento-alveolar fracture fixed with screws: a technical note.
abstract: Dento-alveolar process fracture is an important and common event in the dental office practice usually managed under the well-established protocols, but sometimes this kind of lesion is evaluated in the hospital emergency rooms without attention to the dental injuries. In this type of trauma, the time between the injury and the definitive resolution is essential for the treatment success, usually 1 h in cases of dento-alveolar fractures (tooth and alveolar bone). This paper describes the management of a patient with unusual dento-alveolar fracture caused by gunshot and treated using screw fixation.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Branch, Araçatuba Dental School-UNESP, Araçatuba, Brazil. eliohs@einstein.br
authors.forename: Elio Hitoshi
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Shinohara
authors.forename: Eduardo Hochuli
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.forename: Idelmo Rangel Garcia
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Júnior
authors.forename: Ana Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Pires-Soubhia
authors.forename: Marcelo Zillo
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Martini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000293:injuries*; D001863:Bone Screws; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D009055:Mouth / Q000293:injuries; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery*