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COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY FOR DIAGNOSIS OF TWO FACIAL FRACTURES Nowadays, fractures affecting the maxillofacial bones are increasingly common. In some of these situations, the diagnosis of these fractures becomes very difficult using conventional radiographs. The purpose of this study is to present two cases admitted in the emergency and trauma hospital of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil, when Computed Tomography reconstructions were essential for the diagnosis and planning of a mandible head fracture and a medial orbital wall one. Clinical Case 1: a female patient, nine years, motorcycle accident victim presented lacerum injury in chin area. Limited mouth opening and no mandibular bone crepitation were the only signs during physical examination. The Helicoidal computed Tomography images, showed a mandible head greenstick fracture, which can hardly be observed in conventional radiographs. Clinical Case 2: a female patient, age 9, was admitted after a bicycle fall. The physical examination showed edema and right periorbital ecchymosis, with no typical signs of facial fracture. The conventional radiographic image did not show the fracture. The odontology staff requested a multislice computed tomography, where medial wall orbital fracture is visualized with entrapment of the eye extrinsic muscle. In the first case, the greenstick fracture easily go unnoticed in two dimensional imaging, as well as the other one, in the following case, where the muscle entrapment would also not be diagnosed. Conclusion: Computed Tomography images should be used in cases of facial fracture to provide better diagnosis and treatment planning.