Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2001; 7(1): 70-73

Use of a modified occlusal bite guard to treat self-induced traumatic macroglossia (two case reports)

Serhat Yalçýn¹, Buket Aybar¹, Cemalettin Ertekin¹, Recep Güloðlu¹
Istanbul University. Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral Surgery, Capa, Istanbul, Turkey

Objective: To describe the use of a bite guard to avoid continued tongue trauma and edema Design: Two case reports. Interventions: bite raiser. Conclusion: Muscle relaxation and a bite guard were used in a 16 years old male and 22 years old female with traumatic macroglossia, which allowed for rapid resolution of edema and prevented additional trauma to the tongue.

Keywords: COMATOSE PATIENTS, TRAUMATIC MACROGLOSSIA, ORAL SURGERY

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HASTANIN KENDÝSÝNÝN OLUÞTURDUÐU TRAVMATÝK MAKRO GLOSSÝYÝ ÖNLEMEK ÝÇÝN AÐIZ AÞISI APEREYÝN KULLANIMI

Serhat Yalçýn¹, Buket Aybar¹, Cemalettin Ertekin¹, Recep Güloðlu¹
Istanbul University. Faculty Of Dentistry, Department Of Oral Surgery, Capa, Istanbul, Turkey

Amaç: Dilde devamlý olarak meydana gelen travmayý önlemek üzere aðýz açýcý apareyin kullanýmý Dizayn: Ýki vaka raporu. Araçlar: aðýz açýcý aparey Sonuç: Aðýz açýcý apareyin erken kullanýlarak, travmatik makroglossi'li 16 yaþýnda erkek ve 22 yaþýnda bayan hastanýn, diline gelen travmanýn önlenmesi ve dildeki ödemin hýzla giderilmesi.

Anahtar Kelimeler: KOMAYA GÝREN HASTALAR, TRAVMATÝK MAKROGLOSSÝ, ORAL CERRAHÝ

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