Table 1

Facial Injury Severity Scale (FISS)

Anatomical regionType of injuryPoints
MandibleDentoalveolar fracture1
Each fracture of body/ramus/symphysis2
Each fracture of condyle/coronoid1
Midface*Dentoalveolar fracture1
Le Fort I fracture†2
Le Fort II fracture4
Le Fort III fracture6
NOE fracture3
ZMC fracture1
Nasal fracture1
Orbital floor or inferior rim fracture1
Upper faceOrbital roof or superior rim fracture1
Displaced frontal sinus/bone fracture5
Non-displaced frontal sinus/bone fracture1
Facial lacerationsCombined length >10 cm1
  • *Each midfacial fracture is assigned 1 point, unless it is part of a complex.

  • †Unilateral Le Fort fractures are assigned half the number of points.

  • NOE, naso-orbital-ethmoid; ZMC, zygomaticomaxillary complex.