Gunshot wounds and blast injuries during peacetime make up a small share of all injuries to the maxillofacial region. Despite this, the treatment of such injuries is difficult. This paper presents an overview of epidemiological traits of gunshot wounds and blast injuries in peacetime, along with an overview of methods of acute care and surgical procedures used to treat such injuries. The mechanism of injury for gunshot wounds and blast injuries will also be examined, with special focus being placed on the epidemiological differences and difference in severity when compared to injuries incurred from blunt trauma. A retrospective analysis was carried out on data from patients treated for gunshot and blast injuries in the ten-year period from January 1st 2007. The average age of the patients at the time of injury was 47.12 ± 18.07 years. 56.25% had bony injuries both to the mid- and lower face. The most common place of injury was the upper jaw, while a suicide attempt was the most common cause of injury (64,71% of all causes). Reposition and osteosynthesis of the affected bones was the most frequently applied surgical procedure in primary reconstruction. The following were applied in the reconstruction of injuries that caused a tissue defect: microvascular flap, locoregional flap, rib graft nasal reconstruction, mandibular reconstruction plates, orbital reconstruction with titanium mesh. Due to the extensiveness of the injury, gunshot wounds and blast injuries that affect the maxillofacial region have a unique status in maxillofacial traumatology. Multiple procedures are sometimes required during the course of surgical treatment and are often planned in several stages.