Interdisciplinary Approach in Assisting Patients With Pathology of the Maxillofacial Region in the Center of Maxillofacial Surgery

Abstract

Every year there is a significant increase in combined anomalies and deformities of the maxillofacial region, congenital pathologies, malignant tumors, severe inflammatory diseases of the face and neck. Almost every patient who underwent surgery on the maxillofacial region develops secondary deformities of the maxillofacial region, adentia of the teeth of the jaws, impaired occlusion and speech, skeletal anomalies, which requires a comprehensive interdisciplinary approach of doctors of different profiles. The aim of the work was to improve the provision of specialized care to patients with pathology of the maxillofacial region through the introduction of an interdisciplinary approach in the treatment of patients in the center of maxillofacial surgery at the N.N. Burdenko Penza Regional Clinical Hospital (N.N. Burdenko ). Material and methods. The study was carried out on the basis of the Center for Maxillofacial Surgery of the State Budgetary Healthcare Institution "Penza Regional Clinical Hospital named after V.I. NN Burdenko ". A retrospective analysis of outpatient patient records, case histories, electronic databases, regulatory and legal documentation from 2010-2020 was carried out. Results and its discussion. Until November 2020, in the Penza region, medical care for patients with diseases of the maxillofacial region was provided in the department of maxillofacial surgery of the N.N. Burdenko State Budgetary Clinical Hospital. When analyzing the reporting and regulatory documents, it was concluded that it is necessary to improve the quality of specialized care in the field of maxillofacial surgery. We propose to employ the following specialists on the staff of the department: dentist-therapist for adults and children, gnathologist, dentist-orthodontist, otorhinolaryngologist, speech therapist. Conclusion. The materials presented in the article reflect the need for an integrated approach and close interaction between the doctors of the center. This stage begins during the preoperative preparation and planning of the operation. Rehabilitation of patients with pathology of the maxillofacial region is aimed at maximum aesthetic and anatomical recovery and requires an individual approach. To solve this problem, it is necessary to introduce interdisciplinary interaction of specialists in the center of maxillofacial surgery.