Study of the causes of facial fractures in a reference center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 2003-2012

Study of the causes of facial fractures in a reference center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 2003-2012

Objective This study describes the facial fractures of patients at a reference center in oral and maxillofacial surgery of a Public University Hospital in the city of Rio de Janeiro, from January 2003 to December 2012. Methods The data were collected from medical records and included the fractured b...

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Published in:Dental traumatology Vol. 32; no. 6; pp. 507 - 509
Main Authors: Farneze, Renan de Barros, Prosdocimo, Maria Luiza, Nogueira, Ana Paula, Cavalcante, Maria Aparecida, Hespanhol, Wagner, Teixeira, Tais Fernandes, Valdetaro, Estela Maria Cesarino, Gonçalves, Lucio Souza, Ferreira, Dennis de Carvalho
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Denmark Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-12-2016
Subjects:
Accidents, Traffic
Adult
Brazil
Dentistry
Facial Bones - injuries
facial injuries
Female
Humans
Male
Maxillofacial Injuries - epidemiology
maxillofacial trauma
Retrospective Studies
Skull Fractures - epidemiology
facial injuries
maxillofacial trauma
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Summary:Objective This study describes the facial fractures of patients at a reference center in oral and maxillofacial surgery of a Public University Hospital in the city of Rio de Janeiro, from January 2003 to December 2012. Methods The data were collected from medical records and included the fractured bones, etiology, gender, and age of the patients. A total of 202 cases were identified, and 159 were included in the study (129 men and 30 women). Results The mandible was the most commonly injured bone (90 cases, 73 men and 17 women) with a mean age of 33.7 years old (±15.2), and traffic accidents (75 cases) were shown to be the major cause. Conclusion In the city of Rio de Janeiro, young men in their fourth decade of life are prone to trauma to their facial bones, especially the mandible, and they are most commonly caused by traffic accidents.
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ISSN:1600-4469
1600-9657
DOI:10.1111/edt.12286