Maxillofacial Traumatology

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. appreciate the principles of emergency patient care in the event of trauma; 2. recognise the signs and symptoms of facial fractures; 3. interpret investigation results in the treatment of facial fractures; 4. identify indications and contraindications of closed and open reductions in the treatment of facial fractures; and 5. describe the principles of treatment of facial fractures.

252 Principles of management of the trauma patient and maxillofacial emergencies. Management of soft tissue injuries. Management of mandibular fractures. Management of fractures of the middle third of the skeleton. Complications of facial fractures and their treatments. Triage, basic life and advanced trauma life support and care. Glasgow coma scale, oral and maxillofacial emergencies. Haemorrhage in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Classification and signs and symptoms of mandibular fractures. Mid-facial fractures. Investigations in the management of facial fractures. Principles of treatment of mandibular fractures. Indications and contraindications of open and closed reduction. Indications for and principles of treatment of lefort, zygomatic, alveolar and pan facial fractures. Condylar fractures. Classification, open vs closed reduction. Peculiarities and treatment of facial fractures on children and the elderly.