Atypical dento-alveolar fracture fixed with screws: a technical note.
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.
Shinohara
Elio Hitoshi
EH
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Branch, Araçatuba Dental School-UNESP, Araçatuba, Brazil. eliohs@einstein.br
Vieira
Eduardo Hochuli
EH
Júnior
Idelmo Rangel Garcia
IR
Pires-Soubhia
Ana Maria
AM
Martini
Marcelo Zillo
MZ
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*