Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: The mandible is one of the most commonly fractured facial bones as a result of maxillofacial trauma. The present study was conducted to record prevalence of mandibular fractures. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted in the department of Oral & Maxillofacial surgery. It comprised of 386 patients of mandibular fractures of both genders. The confirmation of fracture was done by clinical examination and subsequent radiological examination. Wherever necessary, CT scan was done. The site of fracture, reason of fracture was recorded. Results: Maximum fractures were seen in age group 20-30 years (102) followed by 30-40 years (96), 40-50 years (68), 10-20 years (54), >60 years (12) and 0-10 years (6). Common reason for fracture was road side accident in 162, domestic violence in 58, assault in 56, fall in 78 and others in 32. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Common site was ramus in 105, angle in 84, body in 75, symphysis in 70, condyle in 36, sigmoid notch in 12 and coronoid process in 4 cases. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Mandibular fractures are on rise. Common reason was road side accident and common site involved was ramus of mandible.
Key words: fracture, Mandibular, ramus

Received: 4 February, 2019                               Revised: 25 February, 2019                     Accepted: 26 February, 2019
Corresponding author: Dr. Rohit, Tutor, Dental institute, RIMS, Ranchi, Jharkhand,  India

This article may be cited as: Rohit, GC Rajkumar, DP Ashwin. Prevalence of mandibular fracture in patient visiting a tertiary dental care hospital. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(3): 80-83.