Facial trauma includes any damage to your face's soft or hard tissue. In addition to being painful, trauma to your face can cause emotional distress, especially if it has altered the normal appearance of your face. At COOMSA, we understand that facial trauma can affect your...
Facial trauma can occur during falls, accidents, injuries, or violence. The effects of this trauma can be both physical and emotional. Dr. Miller at Central Oklahoma Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Associates offers several facial trauma procedures to help patients regain their smiles and their quality...
Facial trauma is a common result of car accidents, sports injuries, falls, and violence. It includes soft tissue, dental, and bone injuries. Damage can range from a split lip to a smashed jaw and missing teeth. There is also the danger of permanent nerve damage. Since...
Facial trauma is often very complicated and can require an oral surgeon. Maxillofacial trauma refers to bone, dental, and soft tissue injuries. Facial trauma can happen in many different ways, but the most common causes are road accidents, physical assaults, sports-related injuries, falls, and even gunshot...
Maxillofacial trauma is devastating, both physically and emotionally. Once the injuries you've sustained are stabilized, finding a reputable and skilled oral surgeon to perform the needed corrective and restorative surgeries is essential for having the best outcome possible. What is maxillofacial trauma? "Maxillofacial trauma" is used to...
Contact sports present significant risks to your oral health if you don’t take good care of your smile while engaging in them. Patients who don’t protect their smiles while playing sports can face significant consequences of facial trauma, which may warrant treatment by an oral...
Facial trauma caused by a fall, accident, sports injury or other insult to the jaw and surrounding structures, generally will require some degree of intervention by an oral surgeon. Those procedures may repair damage to the teeth, bones or soft oral tissues or any combination...
Facial injuries have the potential to compromise the appearance and function of your smile if you don’t take action to address them in a timely manner. Often this involves working with an oral surgeon, who has the education and expertise needed to achieve the desired...
Facial trauma can result in serious injuries, ranging from cuts and lacerations to broken bones. The length of the healing process will depend on the nature and severity of the patient’s injuries, along with other factors, such as the patient’s age and overall health. In order...
Facial trauma that results from an injury to the jaw, other facial bones or soft oral tissues can have serious consequences for the function and appearance of your smile if it’s not treated promptly and appropriately. People should do everything possible to prevent the kinds of...