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| What is the wound classification? |
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| What is another name for Le Fort 1 fracture? |
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| What is the most common type of mid-facial fracture? |
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| What is another name for the Zygomatic bones? |
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| What type of incision is made for this procedure? |
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| What is one precaution you must watch for while fracture reduction? |
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| Use caution to not disturb the breathing tube. |
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| What happens in a transverse maxillary fracture? |
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| Alveolar process of the maxilla is horizontally separated for the base of the skull and the upper jaw can be floating free in the oral cavity. |
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| What can the surgeons use to aid in proper alignment of fractured bones? |
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| pretrauma and dental records |
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| What is used the diagnose a Le Fort 1 fracture? |
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| X-rays, CT scan, and physical exam |
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| What procedures are completed prior to the fracture reduction? |
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| tracheotomy and application of arch bars. |
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| Why are dental impressions taken prior to procedure? |
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| As a reference during reconstructive surgeries |
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| What kind of hardware is needed for the fracture repair? |
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| Arch bar, wire, wire cutters, drill, plates, and screws. |
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| Not if it was an intraoral approach |
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| What are possible post op complications? |
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| hemorrhage, postop SSI, malocclusion, scars, visual identity may not be exactly as it was before. |
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| What bones do the L-shaped palatine bones articulate with? |
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| sphenoid, ethmoid, maxillary, inferior turbinate, and vomer. |
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