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Facial injuries hurt Nigerians' pockets too: how to reduce the burden

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par Bamidele Famurewa, Lecturer and Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo University

Injury to the face – from road traffic accidents, for example – can leave a person with a damaged appearance or functional impairment, like difficulty chewing. Treatment helps to restore facial appearance and function and can give some psychological relief.

In Nigeria, facial injuries account for one out of every 10 bodily injuries. In a study of 268 patients in Ghana, motor vehicle accidents were the leading cause of…

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