Oral Findings and Treatment of Patients with Face Transplants in Helsinki

Face transplantation (FT) is performed for patients with severe facial disfigurements, due to trauma caused by burns, ballistic injuries or animal attacks, or due to severe congenital or attained malformations. The goal of the FT is to restore missing or injured facial structures, improve the quality of life (QOL), and enhance functional abilities, such as chewing, swallowing, breathing, talking, and esthetics.1 The first FT was performed in 2005.2-4 Currently, the estimated global number of FTs is 44, performed in 17 different centers.
Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research