Animal bite injuries to the head: 132 cases

Bear Maul Injuries in Maxillofacial Region: Our Experience

“…Duration of antibiotics can range from 3 to 5 days in cases of prophylaxis, 7-14 days in soft tissue infections and minimum of 3 weeks in infections involving the joints and bones [7,8]. Bite wounds are considered tetanus prone, so appropriate immunization should be administered if the patient has had fewer than three doses of tetanus toxoid in their lifetime or more than 5 years have passed since the last dose [2,4]. In our cases we went for amoxicillin in one case and cephalosporin in other case along with metronidazole.…”

“…Prophylactic antibiotics are recommended for high risk wounds namely those more than 8 h old, deep punctures, wounds that require surgical repair, hand and lower extremity wounds and wounds in medically compromised patients [4,8].…”

“…The management of facial bite wounds often is a challenge because of unforeseeable infections that can occur because of primary bacterial invasion. The reported incidence of wound infection varies from 13 to 30% and their optimal management is controversial [1,4]. Extensive soft tissue defects should be treated according to the criteria of an esthetic reconstructive surgery.…”

Maxillofacial bite injuries treatment — 20 years experience

“…It becomes a major problem of contemporary world regarding the consequences of injuries and economic costs of their treatment [1,2]. Animal bites are commonly caused by accident and are mainly from dogs and less from other domesticated or wild animals [3,4].…”

“…Animal bites are commonly caused by accident and are mainly from dogs and less from other domesticated or wild animals [3,4]. Dog's teeth cause wounding of various body parts, including the maxillofacial region [1,5,6]. Dog bites can result in different types of injuries of the facial soft tissues -excoriations, punctures, lacerations, avulsions, all of which occur most commonly at prominent parts of the human face.…”