title: Treatment of traumatic infra orbital nerve paresthesia.
abstract: This study was done to find out the role of topiramate therapy in infraorbital nerve paresthesia after miniplate fixation in zygomatic complxex fractures. A total 2 cases of unilateral zygomatic complex fracture, 2-3 weeks old with infra orbital nerve paresthesia were slected. Open reduction and plating was done in frontozygomaticregion. Antiepileptic drug tab topiramate was given in therapeutic doses and dose was increased slowly until functional recovery was noticed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Indira Gandhi Government Dental College, Jammu, India.
authors.forename: Parveen Akhter
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Lone
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: U S
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Pal
keywords: Paresthesia infraorbital nerve; topiramate; zygomatic complex fractures