On July 7, 2024, I gave a lecture titled “Recommendation to Submit to the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Trauma” at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Trauma held in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture. The present article summarizes the content of that lecture. Writing a paper has two key points: 1） contributing to medicine and society, and 2） promoting personal growth as a healthcare professional. The key points when writing a paper include: 1） understanding its significance and purpose, 2） following the structure of medical papers, 3） adhering to submission guidelines, and 4） clearly conveying your message. Case reports are also important, and clinicians should start by writing case reports. I discussed how to write a good case report.

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Factor Ⅺ （FⅪ） deficiency indicates a decrease in FⅪ activity. It is a rare disease with an incidence of 1 in 1 million people in Japan. This disease is often asymptomatic, and spontaneous bleeding is rare, but it may be difficult to stop bleeding during trauma or surgery, so careful treatment planning and management are required.
A 69-year-old man with no previous history of difficulty in hemostasis presented to the outpatient department with a mandibular fracture. Open reduction and fixation of the mandible was scheduled, and a preoperative screening blood coagulation test revealed prolongation of the activated partial thromboplastin time （aPTT） （51.0 seconds）. Measurement of coagulation factor activity confirmed FⅪ deficiency （48％）. During the surgery, 4 units of FFP were administered, and the surgery was performed safely without any abnormal bleeding or difficulty in hemostasis. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged on the 9th postoperative day.

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