Dental care in burned patient - report of 2 cases

Despite overall advances in treatment, wound infection remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with severe burn injuries. Burn injury to the face can lead to scarring and contractures that may impair oral competence for articulation, feeding, airway intubation access, oral/dental hygiene, aesthetics, and facial expression. These cases reports are related to oral assistance to 2 patients with orofacial burns. The first patient had 47% of the body burned after a gas explosion in the kitchen and the second 60% after a plane crash.
Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Source Type: research