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Citation

Kar IB, Kar R, Mishra N, Singh AK. Natl. J. Maxillofac. Surg. 2014; 5(1): 74-78.

Affiliation

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Maxillofacial Society of India, Publisher Medknow Publications)

DOI

10.4103/0975-5950.140184

PMID

25298724

Abstract

Maxillofacial defects due to gunshot injuries can have detrimental functional and psychological effects on the patient. These occur predominantly in young males, although all are at risk. Military, civil, accidental or self-inflicted injuries employing guns of varying caliber and ballistic properties may produce a defect or deformity which encompasses the entire spectrum of reconstructive surgery. Patients with facial defects have major difficulties to re-establish their mastication, speech, soft-tissue projections and therefore social integration. Successful prosthetic rehabilitation is crucial for better quality of life in case of large facial deformities. We present a case of 24-year-old male with gunshot injury to the left side face leading damage to the eye, which was rehabilitated with oculo-facial prosthesis.


Language: en

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