Maxillofacial Flashcards
Lone protrudor mandible
Lateral pterygoid
Inward displacement mandible
Lateral and medial pterygoid
Vertical buttress
Nasomax
Pterygomax
Zygomatfront
Zygomatmax
Maximum bite forces(3)
200-300n incisors
300-600n premolar
500-700n molars
Forces acting on the mandible
Tension
Compression
Torsion (symphysis)
Observation and ff up for a greenstick considered a
Treatment
4 surgical steps in fx management
Adequate exposure
Fragment reduction : goal establish preinjury bone anatomy prior to reduction
Adequate internal fixation
Meticulous wound closure - muscle and periosteal resuspension
Bone healing
Primary - no motion across fx. Only titanium
Secondary- callous formation
No BH
Secondary bh cascade?
Hematoma - fibroblasts occur
Granulation/connective tissue formation - increased stiffness
Compact bone - mineralization from fragment ends toward center of fracture gap.
Do reduction <2 weeks to prevent cascade
Delayed union?
Clinically prolonged healing period but cascade is similar
<3 mos healing
Non union bh?
> 3mos healing
Fragment ends too wide
Le fort 1 (guerin)
Horizontal sep maxilla. From base of maxillary sinus to lower border nasal septum and pterygoid
5 articulations of zm:
Frontal process/zf butres Zm buttress/zm but Inf orbital rim Zyg arch Zygosphenoid /zs but
If 2 point fixation zmc?
Zf and zm (if 2 point)
Zm- strongest mastication butress
Zf- strongest butress
Ideally 5 point fixation
If 1 point either zf or zm
Accuracy of reduction in desc
Zs Zygomatic arch Zm but Infraorbital room Zf shture line