Intra-oral Plastic Pressure Dressing: A Technical Note

Abstract

Post-operative swelling in the maxillofacial region is a common finding, especially in the cheek region. There is abundance of soft tissue and lack of any anatomical barrier to inhibit the swelling in the cheek region. External pressure dressing is the most commonly followed norm along with steroids. This protocol usually is insufficient to counter the swelling. In our Technical note we are describing a technique of use of intra-oral plastic sheet pressure dressing along with the conventional treatment protocol. The use of intra-oral plastic sheet is a cheap, safe, readily available in the OR and effective method of compression dressing.