System of x-ray methods in diagnostics of maxillofacial traumas

Abstract

A maxillofacial trauma is one of the most frequent traumas with the permanent tendency to growth. Such victims usually fall in the category of serious patients, since traumas of facial bones are often accompanied by injuries of organs of vision, brain, and accessory sinuses. Physical examination usually fails to provide complete information on the character and extent of facial injuries. X-ray diagnostics should solve several problems: refinement or verification of clinical diagnosis, determination of medical prognosis, help in development of optimal treatment tactics, and others.