title: Reconstruction of a traumatically transected Stensen's duct using facial vein graft.
abstract: Traumatic injuries to the lower third of the face can result in damage to various vital structures. We report a case of traumatically avulsed Stenson's duct and facial vein wherein the vein was used as a free graft to lengthen the duct. The paper highlights the need on how best to utilise the locally available and viable tissues as free grafts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Swami Devi Dyal Hospital and Dental College, Panchkula, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Meenakshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Awana
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Swami Devi Dyal Hospital and Dental College, Panchkula, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Srimathy S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, B.R Ambedkar Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Patna, Bihar, India.
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Qaseem Private Colleges, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Varun
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hansraj
keywords: Facial vein; free graft; stenson's duct