West China Journal of Stomatology

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Zygomaticomaxillary complex fractures with infraorbital nerve damag

Su Jianan, Xu Bing.   

  1. Dept. of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Science, The Ninth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai 200011, China
  • Received:2016-02-16 Revised:2016-06-25 Online:2016-10-01 Published:2016-10-01
  • Contact: Xu Bing, E-mail: bingxu568@hotmail.com.

Abstract:

Zygomaticomaxillary complex (ZMC) fracture is a common type of maxillofacial fracture. In addition to facial depression and diplopia, paresthesia of the lower eyelid, malar regions, nose skin, upper lip skin, and mucous membranes occurs because of infraorbital nerve injury. This article reviewed the anatomy, diagnosis, assessment, treatment, and prognosis of ZMC fracture-related infraorbital nerve injury.

Key words: zygomaticomaxillary complex fracture, infraorbital nerve, two-point discrimination, nerve damage