Over the last few decades there have been major advances in the management of patients with maxillofacial injuries in the Western world. Improvements in primary care, prompt recognition and treatment of life-threatening injuries and a multi-disciplinary approach to patients with severe cranio-maxillofacial trauma have all resulted in improved outcomes. Major advancements in diagnostic imaging, earlier surgical intervention, better instrumentation, a change from closed to open reduction and internal xation of facial fractures and improvements in secondary correction of deformities have also resulted in superior aesthetic and functional results. This article reviews some of the recent advances in this eld.
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