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. 2022 Jun 24;23(2):387–393. doi: 10.1007/s12663-022-01745-y

Table 2.

Scoring given for each criteria of evaluation

Case number Fracture site Cosmesis Occlusion Mastication Paresthesia
By patient By surgeon
1 Frontal bone 0 2
2 Frontal bone and right body of mandible 0 2 3 3 2
3 Frontal bone 0 2
4 Frontal bone and bilateral ZMC 1 2 3 3 1
5 Frontal bone and left infraorbital 0 2 3 3 2
6 Frontal bone and bilateral infraorbital 0 2 3 3 1
7 Bilateral parasymphysis 0 2 2 2 2
8 Frontal bone and right ZMC 0 2 3 3 2
9 Bilateral angle of mandible and bilateral ZMC 0 1 2 1 2
10 Right body of mandible 0 2 3 3 2
11 Right parasymphysis 0 2 3 3 2
12 Left body of mandible and right condyle 0 1 1 2 2

Cosmesis: 0—no deformity compared with preoperative state, 1—mild deformity, 2—moderate deformity, 3—severe deformity

Occlusion: Patient’s score—Good (2): occlusion same as prior to surgery on both sides, Fair (1): occlusion same as prior to surgery on one side, and Poor (0): not the same as prior to surgery

Surgeon’s score—Excellent (3): satisfactory bilaterally and the same as before injury, Good (2): satisfactory bilaterally but different from before injury, Fair (1): only satisfactory unilaterally and the same as before injury and Poor (0): unsatisfactory bilaterally and different from before injury

Mastication: Excellent (3): normal chewing bilaterally and on normal diet, Good (2): normal chewing unilaterally and on normal diet, Fair (1): on soft diet, and Poor (0): unable to chew bilaterally

Paraesthesia: 2—No change compared with preoperative sensation, 1—altered or decreased sensation, and 0—loss of sensation