![Radiograph showing the “tear drop sign”

Cobb ARM, Murthy R, Saiet J, Bailey BMW, Hibbert J. The tear-drop sign: a trap door for the unwary? British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2008;46(7):605-606. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.01.015](attachment:664aaae2-70e0-4813-af0f-14d01ae99225:1-s2.0-S0266435608000417-gr1_lrg.jpg)

Radiograph showing the “tear drop sign”

Cobb ARM, Murthy R, Saiet J, Bailey BMW, Hibbert J. The tear-drop sign: a trap door for the unwary? British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2008;46(7):605-606. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.01.015

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![Coronal view CT through the orbits demonstrates the soft tissue suspended from the roof of the antrum, but an intact orbital floor

Cobb ARM, Murthy R, Saiet J, Bailey BMW, Hibbert J. The tear-drop sign: a trap door for the unwary? British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2008;46(7):605-606. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.01.015](attachment:3872d8ff-efe0-4438-a99f-4eb8e8feb0ed:1-s2.0-S0266435608000417-gr2_lrg.jpg)

Coronal view CT through the orbits demonstrates the soft tissue suspended from the roof of the antrum, but an intact orbital floor

Cobb ARM, Murthy R, Saiet J, Bailey BMW, Hibbert J. The tear-drop sign: a trap door for the unwary? British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2008;46(7):605-606. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.01.015

Further reading:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.01.015