Maxillofacial Trauma Flashcards
Fracture of the bone within the axis of the muscle
Unfavorable
Fracture of the bone opposite the muscle direction
Favorable
Symphysis fracture + Bilateral condylar fracture is called ?
Guardsman fracture
Skeletal deformity in which two adjacent bones which should be aligned with each other are displaced and are at different levels.
Step deformity
The maximum intercuspation when the condyles are at the most posterior position
Malocclusion
Management of mandibular fracture include
- Reduction.
- Fixation.
- Immobilization.
- Rehabilitation.
Approximation of the fracture segments
Reduction
Transverse maxillary fracture
LeFort l
Pyramidal fracture
LeFort ll
Craniofacial disjunction
LeFort lll
The three buttresses that allow face to absorb force
- Nasomaxillary (medially).
- Zymaticomaxillary (lateral).
- Pyterigomaxillary (posteriorly)
Water’s view (occipito mental) x ray is used when LeFort ….. is suspected
LeFort lll
Open bite deformity is seen in LeFort …. ?
LeFort l
Telecanthus + dish face deformity is seen in
Orbital fractures
Unequal levels of the eye
Dystopian