title: Reconstruction of hard and soft tissue maxillofacial defects.
abstract: Reconstruction of maxillofacial composite defects is a technically demanding and time-demanding process. It also requires a prolonged treatment course, a team approach, and meticulous planning that is prosthetic and esthetically driven. The use of vascularized flap reconstruction, dental implants, and computer-aided technology and advances in maxillofacial prosthetics has contributed immensely toward the goal of fully reconstructing victims of large avulsive wounds. Further advances in technology, surgical training, and maxillofacial prosthodontics will undoubtedly aid in minimizing the number of surgical interventions and maximize the final functional and esthetic results of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, 620 John Paul Jones Circle, Portsmouth, VA 23708, USA. Christopher.Harris4@med.navy.mil
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Laughlin
mesh_terms: D000543:Alveoloplasty / Q000379:methods; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods; D015921:Dental Implants; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008447:Maxillofacial Prosthesis; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants