The management of severe thermal burns of the head with associated bone destruction is discussed, and two patients in this category who were successfully treated by decortlcating the dead bone with the high-speed dental drill are presented. The burns In both cases had defied management with alternative techniques, and both patients achieved satisfactory skin coverage five weeks after dental burring.
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