Arch bars in the mouth for 17 years – A case report

Arch bars are commonly used in maxillofacial surgery but their intraoral presence for an extremely long period is quite uncommon or rare. So when such a patient reports and denies having any complaints all these years, the question that presents is, how is this possible? What kept the patient so lon...

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Main Authors: Vikas Sandilya, Neelam Noel Andrade, Paul C. Mathai, Natarajan Chelappa Balaji
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212426817302373
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description Arch bars are commonly used in maxillofacial surgery but their intraoral presence for an extremely long period is quite uncommon or rare. So when such a patient reports and denies having any complaints all these years, the question that presents is, how is this possible? What kept the patient so long? A review of the existing literature shows, despite being common in trauma care, failure to follow-up has not received the due attention. This study retrospectively reviews the various factors implicated for failure to follow-up and the proposed corrective measures. The objective is to identify such potential patients beforehand thereby facilitating efficient trauma care.
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spelling doaj-art-3f43948eac0d4e85ada041c1f74d21d32025-08-20T02:50:29ZengElsevierJournal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research2212-42682018-05-018214714910.1016/j.jobcr.2017.12.006Arch bars in the mouth for 17 years – A case reportVikas Sandilya0Neelam Noel Andrade1Paul C. Mathai2Natarajan Chelappa Balaji3Department of OMFS, Room no 107, Nair Hospital Dental College, A L Nair Road, Mumbai Central, Pin- 400008, Maharshtra, IndiaCorresponding author.; Department of OMFS, Room no 107, Nair Hospital Dental College, A L Nair Road, Mumbai Central, Pin- 400008, Maharshtra, IndiaDepartment of OMFS, Room no 107, Nair Hospital Dental College, A L Nair Road, Mumbai Central, Pin- 400008, Maharshtra, IndiaDepartment of OMFS, Room no 107, Nair Hospital Dental College, A L Nair Road, Mumbai Central, Pin- 400008, Maharshtra, IndiaArch bars are commonly used in maxillofacial surgery but their intraoral presence for an extremely long period is quite uncommon or rare. So when such a patient reports and denies having any complaints all these years, the question that presents is, how is this possible? What kept the patient so long? A review of the existing literature shows, despite being common in trauma care, failure to follow-up has not received the due attention. This study retrospectively reviews the various factors implicated for failure to follow-up and the proposed corrective measures. The objective is to identify such potential patients beforehand thereby facilitating efficient trauma care.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212426817302373Arch barstraumafailure to follow up
spellingShingle Vikas Sandilya
Neelam Noel Andrade
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Arch bars in the mouth for 17 years – A case report
Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research
Arch bars
trauma
failure to follow up
title Arch bars in the mouth for 17 years – A case report
title_full Arch bars in the mouth for 17 years – A case report
title_fullStr Arch bars in the mouth for 17 years – A case report
title_full_unstemmed Arch bars in the mouth for 17 years – A case report
title_short Arch bars in the mouth for 17 years – A case report
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topic Arch bars
trauma
failure to follow up
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