Dental Forceps Reduction of Depressed Zygomatic Arch Fractures

Abstract

Zygomatic fractures are commonly encountered by the maxillofacial surgeon. Twenty-five patients with isolated zygomatic arch fractures were managed successfully under local anesthesia and sedation using the intraoral buccal sulcus approach. A dental forceps was used as the reducing instrument. Maxillofacial surgical units that manage a large number of trauma cases can consider this technique as a rapid means to manage such fractures under local anesthesia and sedation.