Commissure Burn Splints: Literature Review and Prefabrication Technique Using a Visible Light–Cured Resin |
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| Authors: | MAJ,William C. Elton,DDS,LTC,Jack B. Meyer Jr,DMD,COL,William W. Nagy,DDS&dagger ,Lt Col,Rodney C. Knudson,DMD&Dagger |
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| Affiliation: | Resident, Department of Prosthodontics. Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX.;Chief of Maxillofacial Prosthetics;Assistant Director, Prosthodontic Residency Program, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX.;Chief of Fixed Prosthodontics;Director, Prosthodontic Residency Program, Brooks. Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX.;Chief of Maxillfacial Prosthetics, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX. |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
Commissure burn splints reduce or eliminate the need for reconstructive surgery after injury to the perioral tissues. The literature describes the injury, immediate care, and splint treatment modalities. A technique to construct a prefabricated commissure burn splint from visible light cure resin and orthodontic wire is presented. Passive or dynamic retraction may be obtained by varying the tension of circumcranial orthodontic headgear or adjusting Velcro placed on a Velfoam strap. |
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| Keywords: | commissure burn splint perioral tissue |
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