INCIDENCE, ETIOLOGY AND PATTERN OF MANDIBULAR FRACTURE IN CIMS, BILASPUR, CG, INDIA

Abstract

B. R. Singh1 S. Prakash2 P. Khare3 K. Kinikar4 A. Thakral5 B. Kashyap6 A. Pandey7

The aim of this study was to determine the incidence, etiology of mandibular fractures among different age and sex group to determine the frequency of anatomical distribution of fracture site. The study was conducted in the Department of ENT in association with Department of Dentistry, CIMS, and Bilaspur. We included total 100 patients particularly with mandibular fracture and associated maxillofacial injuries. These patients were treated at Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur from May 2012 to April 2015. Among these 100 patients the most common cause of mandible fracture is Road Traffic Accidents with parasymphysis fracture as most common site. Incident of Mandibular fracture is mainly observed in male patients with 20 – 30 years of age group. KEYWORDS: Mandibular Fracture, Road Traffic Ac

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