EVALUATION OF FACIAL ASYMMETRY FOLLOWING ZYGOMATICOMAXILLARY COMPLEX FRACTURE REDUCTION USING TWO-POINT VERSUS THREE POINT FIXATION | ||||
| MSA Dental Journal | ||||
| Volume 3, Issue 1 - Serial Number 23, January 2024, Page 21-28 PDF (746.3 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/msadj.2024.271977.1032 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Omnia Ibrahim Sultan  1; Ahmed Mohamed Hossam2; Ingy Mohamed Chehata1
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| 1Assistant Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. Faculty Of Dentistry. October University of Modern Sciences and Art. Egypt | ||||
| 2Assistant Professor of Oral Radiology. Faculty Of Dentistry. October University of Modern Sciences and Art. Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Objective was to evaluate the degree of facial asymmetry after ZMC fracture reduction with two‑point fixation in comparison to three point fixation. Materials and methods: Retrospective study was done on patients reported to the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Cairo University. for evaluation and management of ZMC fracture from 2021 to 2023. 24 eligible patients were included: Twelve patients received 2-point fixation at zygomaticofronal and zygomaticomaxillary buttress region. (Group A). Twelve patients received 3-point fixation at zygomaticofronal, zygomaticomaxillary buttress and additional fixation was done in the infraorbital region. (Group B) Facial asymmetry was evaluated using zygomatic complex projection (ZCP) comparison on both sides & comparison between the location of the most prominent point of the zygoma, malar eminence (ME) to establish mid-facial symmetry, before and after surgery in both groups. Results: For facial asymmetry index measurements in Group (A) the Mean value was 5.63±1.365 preoperatively then reduced to 2.28±0.432 showing highly statistical significant decrease (P ≤ 0.05) For facial asymmetry index measurements in Group (B), the Mean value was 4.68±1.102 preoperatively then reduced to 2.36±0.498 showing highly statistical significant decrease (P ≤ 0.05) When the two groups were compared to each other’s, the variations between them regarding mean of ZCP and facial asymmetry were statistically non-significant (P ≤ 0.05) pre & post operatively. Conclusion Fractured ZMC can be managed successfully using 2 or 3 point fixation with improved postoperative facial symmetry results. Both surgical techniques showed similar results yet with fewer surgical incisions in 2 points fixation group. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| ZMC fracture; facial symmetry; Two point fixation; Three point fixation | ||||
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