Factors Associated with Deterioration in Quality of Life of Subjects after Maxillofacial Fractures - A Prospective Study.

Introduction: Maxillofacial fractures (MFs) are quite common and are managed by oral and maxillofacial surgeons. Despite these interventions, a pre-traumatic facial profile is often not achieved with consequent social and psychologic consequences.

Materials And Methods: Patients with fractures to the middle and lower third of the face that presented within 48 hours and healthy controls (subjects without facial fracture) that were sex- and age-matched with the fracture patients were recruited into the study.

A comparative study of quality of life of patients with maxillofacial fracture and healthy controls at two tertiary healthcare institutions.

Objectives: Despite treatment, the pre-traumatic facial appearance of patients with maxillofacial fractures might not be able to be restored, and this difference can affect the person's quality of life (QoL). This study was designed to evaluate changes in QoL of people with maxillofacial fractures.

Materials And Methods: The study population was comprised of participants with maxillofacial fracture and age- and sex-matched healthy controls without history of such fracture.

Comparison of professional and laypeople evaluation of nasolabial esthetics following unilateral cleft lip repair.

Objectives: The objective is to know the extent of agreement of clinicians' perception of nasolabial esthetic compared to that of laypeople (parents).

Materials And Methods: This was a prospective study of comparison of clinician's perception of nasolabial esthetics with that of laypeople following surgical repair of UCL. Participants were recruited from the Cleft Clinic of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, and surgical repair of the cleft was performed under general anesthesia.