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J Oral Maxillofac Surg ; 69(9): 2442-7, 2011 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21665345

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: To determine the incidence of bur breakage in routine orthognathic surgery, as well as its postsurgical sequela, and to illustrate 2 cases with more than 6 months' follow-up. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We performed a retrospective evaluation of case records of 76 consecutive orthognathic surgical procedures performed by a team of 2 surgeons over a period of 16 months, between January 2009 and July 2010, at a single center. RESULTS: Surgical bur breakage was reported in 5 patients in the series. Of these, 3 were retrieved whereas 2 were not, 1 of which caused a foreign body reaction in the patient, which persisted for a duration of almost 1 year. CONCLUSION: Instrument breakage may be a relatively common occurrence with the use of surgical burs in orthognathic surgery but its incidence is seldom recorded or reported. This study gives insight into the probability of postoperative sequela of these instruments when left in situ and a protocol for management of broken instruments.


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Foreign Bodies/surgery , Granuloma, Foreign-Body/etiology , Malocclusion, Angle Class III/surgery , Orthognathic Surgical Procedures/instrumentation , Osteotomy, Le Fort/instrumentation , Adolescent , Clinical Protocols , Dental Instruments/adverse effects , Equipment Failure/statistics & numerical data , Granuloma, Foreign-Body/surgery , Humans , Male , Mandible/surgery , Maxilla/surgery , Orthognathic Surgical Procedures/adverse effects , Osteotomy/adverse effects , Osteotomy/instrumentation , Osteotomy, Le Fort/adverse effects , Retrospective Studies , Tungsten Compounds , United States , Young Adult
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