The report revisits the role of alcohol in the treatment of paroxysmal trigeminal neuralgia (PTN). The study included 6 patients, 3 male and 3 female, average age 50 years. In 3 cases PTN involved both the infraorbital and mental nerves; in 2 cases the infraorbital alone while one case had buccal branch involvement. In each case 2mls standard Lignocaine was infiltrated at each site followed by ...

s s variety of surgical approaches to the orbital floor nd infraorbital rim exist and can be conveniently ategorized as either transcutaneous or transconjuncival. These approaches are widely used for exposure, valuation, and treatment of orbital trauma, patholgy, and cosmesis. While we use both methods, we eel there are advantages of each depending on the urgical plan. For purposes of this arti...

INTRODUCTION The infraorbital nerve represents the largest cutaneous branch of the maxillary nerve to supply the area of skin derived from the embryonic maxillary prominence. It emerges from the infraorbital foramen on a line that runs almost vertically through the pupil to supply sensation to the cutaneous surfaces of the lateral aspect of the nose, upper lip, and lower eyelid. It is important...

BACKGROUND Orbital fat tissue, while important in protecting the eye, can protrude during aging, making a patient look 'tired'. Surgical correction, although traditionally the treatment of choice, can lead to scarring. Phosphatidylcholine (PPT) has been shown to reduce the size of these fat pads after direct injection. The compound, licensed in Europe for intravenous treatment of fat embolism, ...

OBJECTIVE To document the neurosensory changes in the infraorbital nerve following zygomatic fractures managed in various ways. STUDY DESIGN Twenty-five patients were included in the study. Neurosensory function was assessed with calibrated nylon monofilaments, electrical stimulation, heat detection thresholds and response to pin prick in the infraorbital, supraorbital, and mental nerve regio...

Objective: To evaluate the clinical effect of reversed nasolabial flap pedicled with superior labial artery used for the reconstruction of paranasal and infraorbital defects. Method: 13 cases of large paranasal and infraorbital defects were reconstructed by the reversed nasolabial flap pedicled with the superior labial artery. In all the patients these defects were resulted by the excision of c...

OBJECTIVES Transpositioning of the inferior alveolar nerve to prevent injury in lower jaw has been advocated for orthognathic, pre-prosthetic and for implant placement procedures. However, the concept of infra-orbital nerve repositioning in cases of mid-face fractures remains unexplored. The infraorbital nerve may be involved in trauma to the zygomatic complex which often results in sensory dis...

The aim of the study is toreview the anatomical variations of supraorbital, Infraorbital and mental foramen related to gender and side in the dry skull. From our review, we found that supraorbital foramen lies 23.9mm right and 25.6mm left from the nasion approximately. Similarly we found that Infraorbital foramen lies in the maxillary bone lower to the edge of the orbital canal and it is bilate...