The use of computed tomography in the management of facial trauma by British oral and maxillofacial surgeons.

A survey of 184 British oral and maxillofacial surgeons on their use of computed tomography (CT) in the management of craniofacial trauma showed that the majority of the 116 surgeons who replied used this form of imaging for frontal, nasoethmoidal, and orbital fractures. Only 6% of respondents reported no advantage in CT imaging over plain radiography. The access to CT scanners and the value of the reports in the management of patients was rated as satisfactory by 75% of respondents, and a similar percentage reported that CT service was becoming increasingly available to their units.