Fun-Chee L, Shanmuhasuntharam P
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National University of Singapore.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1993 May;75(5):549-50. doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(93)90221-o.
The use of maxillomandibular fixation after surgery on the jaw bone invariably affects the dietary intake and the oral hygiene of patients. When the upper and lower jaws are kept in occlusion, the patient has to take bland food that has to sieve through the crevices between teeth to enter the oral cavity. This results in food accumulation around teeth, orthodontic appliances, and surgical wound. Feeding in this manner can also be very trying on some patients. A simple method is devised in which finely minced food can be introduced by a catheter directly into the oral cavity.
颌骨手术后使用颌间固定不可避免地会影响患者的饮食摄入和口腔卫生。当上颌和下颌保持咬合时，患者只能食用清淡的食物，这些食物必须通过牙缝进入口腔。这会导致食物在牙齿、正畸矫治器和手术伤口周围堆积。以这种方式进食对一些患者来说也非常费劲。为此设计了一种简单的方法，即可以通过导管将切碎的精细食物直接送入口腔。
