MaxFax surgery Flashcards
What are consequences of facial deformity?
Loss of sight, smell, speech, eating, breathing and talking
Neurological implications like loss of confidence/depression
How does facial appearance being important in most cultures impact the treatment of facial deformaties?
Must restore both form and function
What is the aetiology of facial deformaties?
Assualts (52%)
RTAs
Sports
Falls
Industrial
What are the different subtypes of facial deformity?
Bone injury (mandible, midface - maxilla, zygomatic, orbit)
Soft tissue
Combination of both
What is the most common fracture of the face?
Nasal fracture
What is the second most common fracture of the face?
Mandibular fracture
What is the common history of a mandibular fracture?
Blow to the face
What are the symptoms of a mandibular fracture?
Pain on biting, swallowing
Teeth do not meet properly
Numb lip
What are the signs of a mandibular fracture?
Swelling, tenderness along TMJs
Angles
Haematoma retromolar region or floor of mouth
Step deformity on occlusion
What is cleft lip?
Congenital split in the upper lip
What is cleft palate?
Congenital split in the mouth
What investigations are done for cleft lip/palate?
Radiographs
Models
Photographs
Surgery simulation on computer
What are examples of congenital deformaties?
Cleft lip
Cleft mouth
What is the rule for the proportion of the face vertically?
Rule of 3rds
What is the rule for the proportion of the face horizontally?
Rule of 5ths