1KHALID MEHMOOD, 2MEHWASH KASHIF, 3SHAHJAHAN KATPAR

ABSTRACT

Background: Careless high speed driving and increasing violent attacks in the Karachi had increased the burden of maxillofacial trauma proportionally. The objectives of the study were to: Enlist the various causes of Mandibular fractures in patients coming to the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and to describe the various sites of Mandibular fracture.
Material and methods: The descriptive, cross sectional study on the patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria. They were asked for the parameters which includes age, gender, etiology of fracture, and site of fracture using a questionnaire.
Results: Statistical analysis of continuous and categorical variables was conducted using SPSS version 16.00.. Male preponderance with male: female ratio of 2.4: 1, 71.1% males and 28.9% females, mean age of the patient was 28.2 years 12.7. The most common cause of injury was recorded as Road traffic accident (RTA) 65.6% and the most common site of fracture was Parasymphysis (24.1%).
Conclusion: This study clearly demonstrates the most common cause of Mandibular fractures was RTA and the most common site was the Parasymphysis in our population.
Key Words: Mandibular fractures, Etiology, Trauma, Site, Karachi

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1 Department of Oral Medicine, Karachi Medical and Dental College
2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Karachi Medical and Dental College
3 Dental Section & OMFS, Bahria University Medical & Dental College, Karachi