A Rare Case of Trismus as a Result of Malunited Zygomatic Arch Fracture Treated by Intraoral Coronoidectomy: A Case Report
Zygomatic arch fracture is not uncommon, but due to being a closed fracture most of the time, it is often missed during initial clinical examination. Medially displaced zygomatic arch fractures, if left untreated, can lead to restricted mouth opening due to the impingement of the coronoid process, and this can lead to poor quality of life. In this report, we are going to discuss a case of restricted mouth opening due to a medially displaced, malunited zygomatic arch fracture, which was treated successfully by intraoral coronoidectomy.
Authors
- Madan Mishra
- Manabendra Baidya
- Sandeep Pandey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5170-2211)
- Himanshu Garg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8906-9300)
Institutions
- Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical Sciences (IN)
- Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Traumaxilla
- Published
- 2025-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/26323273251371851
- Primary Topic
- Facial Trauma and Fracture Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00