title: Common facial fractures: 3. Complications.
abstract: The final article of three, this paper highlights the complications that may arise either as a direct result of the fracture or the treatment of the fracture.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dentists may encounter and sometimes have to manage some of the complications of facial fractures or their treatment.
authors.affiliation: Maxillofacial Unit, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester M13 9WL, UK.
authors.forename: Nicolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pigadas
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Oliver
mesh_terms: D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D020220:Facial Nerve Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology