TREATMENT OF FACIAL INJURIES

Almost 5-10% of trauma cases suffer from fracture of facial bones. These can cause facial deformity but also problems with breathing, chewing, closing mouth and vision.

Initially swelling and hematoma may make it difficult to diagnose the exact source of fracture. This is where an experienced trauma and maxillofacial surgeon with their expertise along with appropriate imaging comes in for proper diagnosis.

Types of Facial Fractures / Injuries

Nasal (broken nose)
Orbital (involving eye socket only)
Frontal (forehead bone)
Zygomatic (involving cheekbones)
Maxillary and/or Mandibular (involving jaw bones)
Tripod (involving eye socket, cheekbones and jaw bones)
Mid – face (Le Fort fractures)
Pan facial (involving multiple facial bones)

What are the symptoms of facial fractures?

Depending on the bone fractured, different symptoms may be observed:

Bruising and swelling on face
Nosebleeds and difficulty in breathing
Blurring of vision
Difficulty in moving eyes in different directions
Difficulty in opening mouth
Pain while chewing or speaking
Injury or loosening of teeth
Depression of cheek bones
Step like defect of bones on face
Loss of sensation if nerve damage is there too

How to treat facial fractures?

Facial fractures require immediate attention. Firstly, thorough assessment is required to see type of fracture and rule out life threatening complications. Then, initial soft tissue injury are managed with ATLS guidelines. Following this, surgical management for fracture is done which will involve reduction (resetting the bone back in original place) and fixation (that keeps the bone stable in that place).

There is a vastly experienced team of Surgeons, anaesthesiologists, other dental faculties at SSCDS Dental Clinics to manage traumatic injuries and we provide these services at affordable costs.

TREATMENT OF FACIAL INJURIES

Types of Facial Fractures / Injuries

What are the symptoms of facial fractures?

How to treat facial fractures?

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