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There are a vast number of accidents that happen in the world on a given time. Surgeons like Dr. Domenick Coletti suggest that as facial and neck injuries associated with interpersonal violence increase, the demand for high-quality medical service also escalates. Medical specialties, such as oral and maxillofacial surgery, are continuously being improved to avoid prolonged physical disabilities and reduce death tolls.
Key areas in oral and maxillofacial surgery that are currently evolving include the following:
Osteo-distraction
This procedure aims to make cuts in the bone without actually moving it at the time of surgery. To achieve this, distracters are applied and the bone is lengthened slowly over several weeks. Slowing the bone’s growth means that there is also enough time for soft tissues to grow, thus minimizing the movements of the bones.
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Navigational technology
This technique uses computer and CT modeling to precisely position bones or prosthetic implants of the facial skeleton during the time of surgery. The use of this procedure can optimize the final result and lessen the complications or the need for further procedures.
Microvascular surgery
This procedure involves a highly advanced way of removing tissue from one part of the body and transferring it to another. Although this technique is already well-established, many factors are still being considered to ensure it efficacy and safety.
Implantology
Now approaching more than four decades of availability, facial prostheses and bone-anchored hearing aids are some of today’s most readily used procedures in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Optimization of the functional and cosmetic results from these procedures is currently developing fast and reliable.
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