Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry · 2008
A 19-year-old patient came to traumatology centre and complained about face asymmetry, right-sided paresthesia of his upper lip, nasal hemorrhage. Objectively: evident face asymmetry due to an edema and haematoma of the right inferior eyelid and infraorbital area. Opening of mouth is slightly limited, occlusion is normal. Palpation reveals a symptom of "step"in the area of the right zygomaticomaxillary suture, deformity in the area of external edge of the right orbit and zygomaticoalveolar crest, gaseous crepitation in the right infraorbital area; percussion reveals a "bursted nut"symptom. What is the most probable diagnosis?
Answer options
- Fracture of nose bones
- Le Fort’s I fracture of upper jaw (inferior)
- Le Fort’s III fracture of upper jaw (superior)
- Fracture of the right zygomatic bone
- Le Fort’s II fracture of upper jaw
Correct answer
Fracture of the right zygomatic bone
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