J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg.  2021 Oct;47(5):365-372. 10.5125/jkaoms.2021.47.5.365.

A retrospective analysis of mandibular fractures in Mewat, India

• Malhotra VL
• Sharma A
• Tanwar R
• Dhiman M
• Shyam R
• Kaur D

• KMID: 2521791
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5125/jkaoms.2021.47.5.365

Abstract

Objectives
Mandibular fractures vary significantly with respect to epidemiological and demographic parameters among populations. To date, no study has evaluated these aspects of mandibular fractures in Nuh, Mewat, Haryana, India. To retrospectively analyze the incidence, age and sex distributions, etiology, anatomic distribution, occlusal status, treatment modality provided, and their correlation in patients who suffered isolated mandibular fractures.
Materials and Methods
The records of maxillofacial injury patients who reported to the Department of Dentistry, SHKM Government Medical College from January 2013 to December 2019, were retrieved from our database, and necessary information was collected. The data collected were analyzed statistically using IBM SPSS ver. 21.
Results
Totals of 146 patients and 211 fractures were analyzed. There were 127 males and 19 females with an age range of 3-70 years (mean age, 26 years). Road traffic accident (RTA) was the most common cause of fracture (64.4%), followed by fall (19.9%), assault (15.1%), and sports injury (0.7%). Of all patients, 42.5% had bilateral fractures, 31.5% had left side fracture, 21.2% had right side fracture, 3.4% sustained midline symphyseal fracture, and 1.4% had symphyseal fracture along one side of the mandible. Site distribution was as follows: parasymphysis (34.6%), angle (23.7%), condyle (20.4%), body (12.8%), symphysis (4.3%), ramus 2.4%, and dentoalveolar 1.9%. The most common facture combination was angle with parasymphysis (17.8%). Occlusion was disrupted in 69.2% patients. Closed reduction was the predominant treatment modality.
Conclusion
The data obtained from retrospective analyses of maxillofacial trauma increase the understanding of variables and their outcomes among populations. The results of the present study are comparable to those of the literature in some aspects and different in others.

Keyword

Mandibular fractures; Mewat India; Etiology; Retrospective study; Incidence

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Sex distribution of mandibular fractures.

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  Fig. 2 Distribution of etiological factors in different age groups.

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  Fig. 3 Sex and anatomical side distribution of mandibular fractures (n=146).

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  Fig. 4 Distribution of occlusion status.

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