Novel Use of a Disposable Syringe Barrel as a Mouth Prop in Emergency Maxillofacial Trauma Cases to Access Intraoral Soft Tissue Injuries.

Abstract

Oral and maxillofacial surgeons are often called in emergency situations during odd hours to manage facial trauma cases. While addressing these patients, many a times the surgeon might require to keep the patients mouth open for long time while accessing intraoral injuries. This can become difficult for a surgeon if in case regular dental mouth props/mouth gags are not available at a particular surgical setup. The author here describes a technique of using a standard disposable syringe as a mouth prop in emergency cases to access and repair any intraoral injury in absentia of a regular mouth prop/mouth gag.