Management of animal bites in maxillofacial surgery

Abstract

Bite injuries tend to be among the most typical forms of trauma to which man is exposed. Contamination is actually the most frequent problem in animal attack injuries. The surgical approach regarding facial bite injuries continues to be debatable. The controversy persists in the ideal time to do the wound debridement together with initial wound suturing as well as the use of antibiotic prophylaxis. On the contrary, human attacks are likely to be unnoticed with regard to making an evaluation within any casualty room. They can be especially notorious owing to the polymicrobial character associated with human saliva inoculated within the injury as well as the threat that they will present with for transmission of contagious health conditions. Prompt treatment plan, most appropriate prophylaxis in addition to precise evaluation are definitely critical for attaining desired results. In this article, we have presented two animal bite cases and 1 human bite case that presented to our department and our management protocol.