Abstract

We statistically studied 95 cases with mandibular fracture treated in the Department of Plastic Surgery of St. Mary Hospital during the period 1986 to 1991, and obtained the following results.1) The number of patients increased annually. This accident occurred more often in younger men, and there was a 3:1 male: female ratio.2) The accident occurred more often at midnight in Summer.3) Many car and motorbike accidents were found to be the cause of the accident.4) Out of 386 cases of facial bone fractures during the period of the study, mandibular fracture was the most common subtype.5) The fracture occurred most often in the mental region (31%), followed by the condylar region.

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