FACE TRAUMATOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF FACE TRAUMATOLOGY

The Department of Face Traumatology of the Portuguese Face Institute is dedicated to the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of different types of facial trauma. At IPFace we have a team experienced in face traumatology, from simple issues to more complex cases.

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TYPES OF FACE TRAUMATISMS

If you have a facial trauma, there may be major or minor changes in the facial skeleton. Fractured face bones may be associated with problems in chewing, breathing, speech and/or in facial aesthetics.


The facial skeleton consists of different bones:

  • Frontal bone (forehead region)
  • Zygomatic bone (cheek area)
  • Bones of the orbit (eye region)
  • Nose bones (nose area)
  • Maxilla (upper jaw bone)
  • Mandible (lower jaw bone)


There are other important bones, however these are the main ones involved in facial injuries.

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MOST FREQUENT TYPES OF FACE FRACTURES

UPPER THIRD FRACTURES

Frontal sinus and roof of the orbit.

MIDDLE-THIRD FRACTURES

Fractures that do not involve changes in occlusion:

  • Fractures of the bones of the nose
  • Fractures of the naso-orbito-ethmoid complex
  • Orbital malar fractures
  • Orbit pavement fractures
  • Fractures of the zygomatic arch

Fractures which usually involve occlusion changes:

  • Le Fort type craniofacial disjunctions
  • Intermaxillary disjunction
  • Maxillary dental fractures

FRACTURES OF THE LOWER THIRD

Fractures of the mandible and lower dental alveolus.

PANFACIAL FRACTURES

Complex fractures involving the upper, middle and lower thirds of the face.

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