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Facial Bone Fractures

Facial bone fractures usually result from some type of trauma, such as motor vehicle accidents, sports injuries, falls, or fights. These are situations in which one or more of the bones that make up the whole face are broken and displaced. Sometimes facial fractures may occur even though there is no skin problem. However, fractures are often seen together with pathologies that damage the facial skin. When facial fractures occur, symptoms such as bleeding, bruising, swelling in the problem area, loss of sensation, tenderness and pain may occur.⠀ ⠀ The face has a complex bone structure. ⠀ ⠀ • Frontal bone (forehead bone), ⠀ • Zygoma (cheekbone), ⠀ • Orbital (eye sockets), ⠀ • Nasal bone, ⠀ • Maxilla (upper jaw),⠀ • Mandible (lower jaw).⠀ ⠀ Each of these bones can break separately or together with other bones. ⠀ ⠀ The facial nerves and muscles responsible for sensations, expressions, and eye movements are located near the facial bones. Orbital fractures (eye socket) can cause problems with vision. A nasal fracture may cause the injured person to have nasal congestion or loss of smell. Additionally, broken jaw bones can cause breathing problems or make it difficult to chew, speak, or swallow.⠀ ⠀ The type of treatment will depend on the location and extent of the injury. The aim of treatment for facial fractures is to restore the normal appearance and function of the injured areas. In facial fractures, fracture areas are detected by detailed examination, sometimes radiologically and sometimes with tomography methods. Later, within the framework of the surgical plan, these fractures may need to be placed in place and fixed with the help of screwplates and sometimes with wires. Screwplates used in facial fractures are materials that generally do not need to be removed.⠀

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