Oral Medicine and Radiology, Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai, India.
Dentomaxillofac Radiol. 2011 Jan;40(1):53-9. doi: 10.1259/dmfr/72527764.
Gunshot injuries are an emerging form of trauma that oral radiologists increasingly have to deal with. There are two main types of gunshot injuries: high-velocity and low-velocity bullet injuries. The outcome of high-velocity gunshot injury is usually fatal; however, a non-fatal low-velocity injury to the maxillofacial region is more likely to be encountered by the oral and maxillofacial radiologist. It is therefore important to up-to-date knowledge of ballistic science and its implications in the field of maxillofacial radiology. The ability of oral and maxillofacial radiologists to predict the missile trajectory will aid the assessment and localization of the damage caused by the bullet and its splinters. Predicting the missile trajectory may also be of help to law enforcement agencies and forensic scientists in determining the type of firearm used and direction of fire. This article, which examines two cases, attempts to highlight to the oral radiologist this emerging form of trauma and its implications.
枪伤是一种新兴的创伤形式，口腔放射科医生越来越需要处理。枪伤主要有两种类型：高速和低速子弹伤。高速枪伤的结果通常是致命的；然而，口腔颌面放射科医生更有可能遇到非致命的低速颌面枪伤。因此，了解弹道科学及其在颌面放射学领域的影响的最新知识非常重要。口腔颌面放射科医生预测弹丸轨迹的能力将有助于评估和定位子弹及其弹片造成的损伤。预测弹丸轨迹也可能有助于执法机构和法医学家确定所使用的枪支类型和射击方向。本文通过检查两个案例，试图向口腔放射科医生强调这种新兴的创伤形式及其影响。
