%0 Journal Article
%T Mandibular fracture cases in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
%A Rafael Silva da Silva
%A Oscar Roveda
%A Tais Frenzel da Rosa
%A Marcos Antonio Torriani
%J RGO : Revista Ga¨²cha de Odontologia
%D 2009
%I Mundi Brasil Gr¨¢fica e Editora Ltda.
%X Objectives: To analyze the data in the literature, which show a high incidence of mandibular fractures. The aim of this research was to elucidate the context in which these fractures occur among patients attended at the first aid center of ¡°Pronto Socorro Municipal de Pelotas¡±, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Methods: From the records referring to the period of June, 2001 to August, 2007, there were 1 345 patients with facial fractures. Of this total, 116 patients with mandibular fracture were selected for this study and the items analysed were: age, gender, mandibular fracture site, etiology and period of the year. Results: It was found that 86.2% of the sample were men. The most prevalent age was 20 to 29 years old representing 36.2%, and the most affected mandibular sites were the body, with 29 cases (25%), and the condyle, with 26 cases (22.4%). The most common cause of fractures was the physical aggression representing 37.1%. The period of the year with the highest incidence of mandibular fractures was the summer, with 38 cases (32.8%). Conclusion: It was therefore observed that the patients with mandibular fracture assisted at Pronto-Socorro Municipal de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, were generally men, 20 to 29 years old with mandibular body fracture and they were victims of physical aggression.
%K epidemiology
%K wounds and injurie
%K mandible
%K epidemiologia
%K ferimentos e les es
%K mand¨ªbula
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