Reduction of Zygomatic Bone Fracture by Two Different Treatment Protocols

Background: Zygomatic bone, a malar bone or cheekbone usually works as eye socket. All over the world, around 15 to 20 million people are traumatized with road accidents. Over 50% of these statistics are diagnosed with zygomatic fractured bone. There are different approaches of therapy to treat zygomatic fractured bone. In this research, two approaches have been studied. The Percutaneous Hook approach is extraoral while Keen’s approach is intraoral. The objective of this study was to evaluate outcomes of two different treatment protocols (percutaneous bone hook method and Keen’s method) for reduction of zygomatic bone fracture. Methods: This comparative analytical study conducted at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Liaquat University Hospital, Hyderabad, Pakistan. Subjects with displaced isolated zygomatic bone fracture were divided in two groups, Group A (Percutaneous Hook Method) and Group B (Keen’s Method). The data was analyzed through SPSS and p