TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Patterns of oral-maxillofacial trauma and determinant factors among Brazilian victims of physical aggression: a 4-year study
JO  - Oral health and preventive dentistry
A1  - Barbosa, Kevan Guilherme Nóbrega
A1  - Bernardino, Ítalo de Macedo
A1  - Cavalcante, Gigliana Maria Sobral
A1  - Ferreira, Efigenia Ferreira E.
A1  - Martins, Renata de Castro
A1  - d'Ávila, Sérgio
SP  - 483
EP  - 489
VL  - 16
IS  - 6
N2  - PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of oral-maxillofacial trauma among Brazilian victims of physical aggression and identify its associated factors from a medico-legal and forensic perspective. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out involving the analysis of complete medico-legal and social reports of 3668 victims of physical aggression treated at a centre of legal medicine and forensic dentistry over the course of four years. The dependent variable was the occurrence of oral-maxillofacial trauma. The independent variables were sociodemographic status and characteristics of physical aggression. Statistical analyses included the chi-squared test (p < 0.05) as well as univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses. <br><br>RESULTS: Oral-maxillofacial trauma occurred in 1655 cases (45.1%). Individuals who lived in suburban areas (OR = 1.32; 95%CI = 1.11-1.58) and those who were victims of community violence (OR = 1.20; 95%CI = 1.03-1.40) perpetrated by someone known to them (OR = 1.24; 95%CI = 1.03-1.40) using physical force (OR = 2.31; 95%CI = 1.96-2.72) on weekends (OR = 1.19; 95%CI = 1.04-1.37) and during nighttime hours (OR = 1.23; 95%CI = 1.08-1.41) were more likely to exhibit oral-maxillofacial trauma. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The prevalence of oral-maxillofacial trauma was high and the associated factors were area of residence, type of violence, type of offender, mechanism of violence, day, and period of occurrence.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1602-1622
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3290/j.ohpd.a41545
ID  - ref1
ER  -