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Arch bars in the mouth for 17 years - A case report
Vikas Sandilya1, Neelam Noel Andrade1, Paul C Mathai1
1Department of OMFS, Room no 107, Nair Hospital Dental College, A L Nair Road, Mumbai Central, Pin- 400008, Maharshtra, India.
Abstract:
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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