Last update 19 Sep 2024
Facial Nerve Injuries
Last update 19 Sep 2024
Basic Info
Synonyms Cranial Nerve VII Injuries, Facial (7th) nerve injury, Facial Nerve Injuries + [40] |
Introduction Traumatic injuries to the facial nerve. This may result in FACIAL PARALYSIS, decreased lacrimation and salivation, and loss of taste sensation in the anterior tongue. The nerve may regenerate and reform its original pattern of innervation, or regenerate aberrantly, resulting in inappropriate lacrimation in response to gustatory stimuli (e.g., "crocodile tears") and other syndromes. |
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01 Mar 2024JPRAS open
Evolution of Superficial Muscular Aponeurotic System Facelift Techniques: A Comprehensive Systematic Review of Complications and Outcomes.
Review
Author: Hatan Mortada ; Najla Alkilani ; Ibrahim R Halawani ; Wasan Al Zaid ; Rema Sultan Alkahtani ; Hazem Saqr ; Omar Fouda Neel
Background:
Facelift procedures are a popular method of facial rejuvenation. The most common technique is superficial muscular aponeurotic system (SMAS) plication, with several variations. However, the optimal approach remains unclear. This review analyzed previous studies to compare SMAS facelift techniques, their outcomes, and complication rates.
Methods:
A systematic search was conducted using the MEDLINE, Cochrane, Embase, and Google Scholar electronic databases in September 2022. The search included studies published from January 2000 to September 2022 using keywords such as "facelift," "complications," and "outcomes."
Results:
This review examined 27 selected studies that evaluated 6 SMAS facelift techniques. The studies involved 6086 patients in total, over 85% of who were satisfied with the outcome of their surgery. The complication rates varied depending on the technique used, with the SMAS flap and composite SMAS technique having the highest (5.75%) and lowest (0.05%) complication rates, respectively. The most common complications were temporary facial nerve injury (0.85%) and skin necrosis (0.41%). To date, only one case of permanent facial nerve injury has been reported.
Conclusions:
On the basis of our findings, SMAS facelift techniques achieve high patient satisfaction rates, with complication rates that vary by technique. The composite SMAS technique showed the lowest complication rates, whereas the SMAS flap showed the highest rate. However, some studies have not reported all complications, making it difficult to determine the best approach. Therefore, future studies are required to identify the most aesthetically pleasing technique with the lowest complication risk.
23 Feb 2024The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
Overjet in Infants: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Article
Author: Mohamed El-Rabbany ; Ryan Shargo ; Pat Ricalde
OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this study was to determine the normal ranges for overjet in healthy infants under 12 months of age.
DESIGN:
A cross sectional study of consecutive patients below 12 months of age.
SETTING:
The study was conducted at a private practice in Tampa, FL that specializes in pediatric craniomaxillofacial disorders.
PATIENTS:
All patients under the age 12 months were considered for entry into the study. Patients were excluded if they had temporomandibular joint pathology, sleep disordered breathing, facial trauma, or were diagnosed with a craniofacial anomaly.
INTERVENTIONS:
Measures of overjet, defined as the distance between the anterior surfaces of the alveolar ridges when in centric relation, were obtained.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE:
The primary study outcome was the overjet of the enrolled patients.
RESULTS:
A total of 152 infants were included in this study. Of these, 51 were female, and 40 were born prematurely (ranging from 32-37 weeks of gestation). In neonates below 1 month of age, the mean overjet was 2.25 mm (95% CI 1.31-3.19). Multivariate linear regression analysis showed overjet to significantly decrease with age, at a mean rate of approximately 0.1 mm per month (coefficient of -0.09, 95% CI -1.61 to -0.02, p = 0.01). When controlling for potential confounders, average overjet was not shown to vary significantly between the sexes, with prematurity, with race, or with primary diagnosis at presentation.
CONCLUSION:
This paper establishes normative values for overjet in infants below 12 months of age.
15 Feb 2024Heliyon
Children mandibular fractures: Epidemiological and anatomo-clinical aspects.
Article
Author: Koffi Konan Marc ; Ouattara Bakary ; Ory Opokou Alexandre De Misères ; Boka Koffi Laurent ; Brou-Zoglo Annick ; Yapo Aké Lucien Jonathan ; Koffi Affoué Linda Marie Pièrre ; Chapo Ahi Morel
Introduction:
Maxillofacial trauma in children is uncommon, accounting for between 1 % and 14 % of all facial trauma in the general population.
Objective:
To describe the epidemiological and anatomical-clinical aspects of mandibular fractures in children.
Material and method:
This was a retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study with non-probabilistic accidental sampling. It took place in the maxillofacial surgery and stomatology department of Cocody University Hospital in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, over a 20-year period (2000-2019). The study population consisted of patients aged 0-16 years admitted to our department for a mandibular fracture. At the end of this study, we identified 58 patients. Data was entered using Excel 2016. Tables and graphs were processed using Excel version 2016.
Results:
we have identified 58 patients. The mean age of patients was 9.35 ± 2.1 years, with extremes of 1 and 16 years, and a sex ratio of 2,22 in favouring men. The 6-12 age group was the most affected (n: 34 cases or 60.35 %). Soft tissue wounds were present in all our patients, followed by peri-mandibular swelling (n: 37 cases or 63.79 %) and disorders of the dental articulation (n: 28 cases or 48.2 %). Condylar fractures were the most frequent (46.87 %).Mandibular fracture lines were uni-focal in 75 % of cases. These fractures were associated with other facial lesions in 48.28 % of cases and with extra-facial lesions in 34.48 % of cases.
Conclusion:
Mandibular fractures are common in maxillofacial trauma in children. Condylar fractures are the most common, almost always associated with chin injuries. Hence the importance of a systematic examination of the mandibular condyles.
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