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Respiratory obstruction due to richards type 4 fracture

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Facial fractures can be potentially fatal in polytraumatized patients due to retropositioning tissues to upper airway obstruction. In the first AIDS, this situation can be reversed using a tracheostomy procedure to break out the airways. However, fractures leading to airway obstruction are rare and according to Richards Classification can be classified into 5 types. The purpose of this article is to report a clinical patient with a bilateral condylar and mandibular symphysis fractures that resulted in airway obstruction and severe mandibular rear projection.

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Airway obstruction, mandible, mandibular condyle, mandibular fractures, mandibular injuries, tracheostomy

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Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, v. 29, n. 4, p. e358-e359, 2018.

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Faculdade de Odontologia
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Campus: Araçatuba


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