title: Application of Maxillomandibular Fixation for Management of Traumatic Macroglossia: A Case Report.
abstract: We present a case of a 14-year-old adolescent boy who has oral cavity after gunshot wound to the tongue presenting with hemorrhage from the tongue requiring coil embolization of the right lingual artery. The patient subsequently developed macroglossia, which was managed with maxillomandibular fixation for a period of 3 weeks with complete resolution of glossal edema.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial/Head and Neck Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana ; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey.
authors.forename: Rabie M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Shanti
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey.
authors.forename: Hani F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Braidy
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey.
authors.forename: Vincent B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Ziccardi
keywords: gunshot wound; macroglossia; maxillomandibular fixation; tongue