Balkan Journal of Dental Medicine (Mar 2015)

Occupational Maxillofacial Trauma: Report of a Rare Case

  • Dervisoglou Theodoros,
  • Dalabiras Foivos,
  • Dalabiras Stilianos

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/bjdm-2015-0035
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 1
pp. 53 – 56

Abstract

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Maxillofacial trauma, any physical trauma in the face, can involve soft tissues (lacerations, avulsions, bruises etc), bone injuries (fractures and dislocation), avulsed or fractured teeth (dental issues) and special regions (nerves, eyes, salivary glands etc). As the most exposed part of the human body, the face can be susceptible to injuries in work-related accidents. Occupational accident in the maxillofacial region rates 0.9-5% and, in some cases, can reach 9%. Based on their occupation, patients are classified as farm and forestry workers, construction workers, factory workers, craftsmen, service workers, and office workers.

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