THE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL MAXILLOFACIAL TRAUMA PATIENTS

Authors

  • L S.W. Au Yong Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya
  • Y Ummu Aiman Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya
  • Zainal Ariff Abdul Rahman Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya

Keywords:

maxillofacial trauma, physical morbidity, psychological morbidity

Abstract

The aim of this research is to study how the physical changes in the maxillofacial trauma patients affect them psychologically in patients of different ages, sexes, races, socioeconomic backgrounds, types and severity of injury. The study was conducted by doing a questionnaire survey, which was divided into physical and psychological components. In the physical component, the questions were mainly related to the physical injuries to the patient, which could be visualized clinically and functionally. The psychological component consisted of analyzing the impact of the maxillofacial trauma to the psychological profile. Twenty patients of both sexes and ages, ranged from 15 to 62 years old were interviewed. The main cause of trauma was from motor vehicle accidents. This study appears to show that maxillofacial trauma may have a psychological impact on patients.

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Published

2018-06-30

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (1999)

Section

Original/Research Article

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