Panfacial Fractures: Causes, Symptoms, Daignosis, Prevention and Treatment

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Panfacial Fractures
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Panfacial Fractures

• Panfacial fractures can be defined as multiple
  fractures of the facial bones that generally
  affect the upper, middle, and lower areas of the
  face. The management and treatment of panfacial
  fracture is an intricate task because of the lack
  of reliable developments.Before taking a
  treatment on a patient of panfacial fracture, a
  thorough understanding of the principles is
  important.Panfacial fractures are often termed
  as maxillofacial injuries. The treatment of
  patients suffering from injuries requires
  immediate operative management.If the patient
  is not under critical state, the treatment or
  operation can be delayed. In cases where patient
  needs critical care, the initial surgeries
  performed are majorly corrective surgeries.

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Causes of Panfacial Fractures

• The major causes of panfacial fractures are
• Physical attack or assault
• A head-on vehicle collision
• Falling from a height
• Sports injury
• Occupational injuries or injury at work
• Injury due to a blast or shooting

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Risks related with Panfacial Fractures

• The main risk factors include
• Deformities affecting looks and appearance
• Scars and marks left behind after injury and
  surgery
• Social and emotional trauma
• Lowering of blood volumes or high cholesterol
  levels

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Prevention

• In order to prevent the occurrence of this
  disease, one should take care of the following
  things
• Avoiding rigorous exercise
• Maintaining health
• Cleaning and washing your face properly

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How is panfacial fractures diagnosed?

• The ultimate aim is to treat the multiple facial
  fractures and correct the affected areas through
  thorough understanding.The affected areas need
  to be closely examined, marked, and treated in a
  sequential manner starting with the most
  essential part.Following are the technologies
  used to diagnose it
• 3D imaging
• CT (Computed Tomography) scan
• Cone-beam Technology

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Symptoms of Panfacial Fractures

• Panfacial fractures consist of the injuries to
  the upper, lower, and middle thirds of the facial
  bones. These types of injuries often result in
  multisystem injury, requiring team approach. The
  injury can be identified with early symptoms
  which include
• Difficulty in breathing, in case of nasal bone
  fractures
• Swelling near the eyes and the traumatized area
• Internal bleeding

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