Facial X-ray

Sinus X-Ray, X-Ray, Face, X-Ray, Sinus

Results

A facial X-ray is a series of pictures of the bones in your face. A facial X-ray helps find bone fractures, tumours, foreign objects, infections, and abnormal growths or changes in bone structure or size. In an emergency, the doctor can see the initial results of an extremity X-ray in a few minutes. Otherwise, a radiologist has the X-ray report ready the next day.

Facial X-ray

Normal:	The bones of the face and orbital cavity are normal in size and shape.
	No foreign objects or abnormal growths are present.
	No broken bones are present.
	No inflammation or infection is present.
Abnormal:	Foreign objects, such as fragments of metal or glass, may be present.
	Broken bones, such as the nasal bones or bones around the eye (orbital cavity), may be present.
	Signs of a disease that affects the bones of the face or orbital cavity may be present.
	Abnormal growths (tumours) are present.
	Signs of sinusitis, such as fluid in the sinuses or a thick tissues lining the sinuses, may be present.

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Author:	Carrie Henley Jan Nissl, RN, BS	Last Updated: July 26, 2006
Medical Review:	Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine Paul D. Traughber, MD - Radiology Kenneth B. Sutherland, CD, BSc, MD, FRCPC - Diagnostic Radiology
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