@article{ref1,
title="Incidence and pattern of mandibular fractures in rural population: a review of 324 patients at a tertiary hospital in Loni, Maharashtra, India",
journal="Dental traumatology",
year="2008",
author="Bither, Saurab and Mahindra, Uma and Halli, Rajshekhar and Kini, Yogesh",
volume="24",
number="4",
pages="468-470",
abstract="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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1600-4469",
doi="10.1111/j.1600-9657.2008.00606.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-9657.2008.00606.x"
}