Reconstruction in Maxillofacial Trauma

Reconstructive oral and maxillofacial surgery is to revive the shape and form of the head and neck region, which can or might not embody aesthetic or cosmetic surgery. Reconstructive surgeons employs the conception of reconstructive ladder to manage progressively complicated injuries. These procedures vary from easy techniques like primary closure and dressing to complicated skin grafts, tissue growth and free flaps. Similarly, distraction osteogenesis has been used to reconstruct defects of the mandible, negating the need for a donor bone graft. Recently, facial allotransplantation has been described. It permits the replacement of whole facial anatomical units with the possibility of sensory recovery and facial reanimation being completed in a single procedure.The book content can have sensitive images.