Incidence and pattern of mandibular fractures in rural population: a review of 324 patients at a tertiary hospital in Loni, Maharashtra, India
| Autor: | Uma Mahindra, Yogesh Kini, Saurab Bither, Rajshekhar Halli |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Population India Poison control Rural Health Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Age Distribution Mandibular Fractures Injury prevention medicine Humans Sex Distribution education Retrospective Studies education.field_of_study business.industry Incidence Incidence (epidemiology) Accidents Traffic Surgery Etiology Female Oral Surgery business Rural population |
| Zdroj: | Dental Traumatology. 24:468-470 |
| ISSN: | 1600-9657 1600-4469 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1600-9657.2008.00606.x |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to document the pattern and incidence of mandibular fractures occurring in rural population, at Rural Dental College and Hospital, Maharashtra, India. A retrospective analysis of patient records and radiographs for the 5-year period from January 2003 to December 2007 was conducted. Data were identified and analyzed based on age group, gender distribution, anatomic location, and cause of injury. A total of 324 patients with 486 injuries were reviewed, males formed 80.9% and females 19.1% of the studied population, with peak incidence occurring in the 21-30 years age group. The most common fractures site was parasymphysis (39.3%). The etiology of mandibular fractures was road traffic accidents (42.9%), followed by falls (25.9%), assaults and interpersonal violence (20.7%), and animal injuries (10.5%). Our results exhibit that road traffic accidents remain the major cause of mandibular trauma and animal injuries being found exclusively in rural population. There is a variation of incidence and pattern of maxillofacial trauma from region to region. Language: en |
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