Abstract
BackgroundMaxillofacial injury poses a challenge to oral and maxillofacial surgeons working in developing countries with limited resource and human power. The present study aimed to determine the etiology, pattern, and management of maxillofacial trauma in Gondar university of Gondar hospital.MethodsA retrospective descriptive study design was used. Medical registration retrieving of patients with maxillofacial trauma visited dental center of University of Gondar Hospital from September 2013 to August 2015 was done. During data collection, etiology of trauma, pattern of fracture, treatment modality and complications were recorded using predesigned data collection template and analyzed using SPSS computer software version 20. Statistical analysis was done to show the sex distribution of maxillofacial trauma and the effect of alcohol intake on the incidence of trauma.ResultsDuring 2-year period, September 2013–August 2015, 326 patients of maxillofacial trauma were treated in the dental center of university of Gondar hospital. The mean age was 29.12 (± 8.62) with age range of 11–75 years. Majority of the study participants (47.2%) were within the age group of 21–30 years. Eighty percent of the participants were male with a male to female ratio of 4.02:1. Interpersonal violence (75.8%) and Road traffic accident (21.5%) were the leading causes. Males are at high risk of maxillofacial trauma relative to females (P < 0.0001). There was high incidence of trauma in the weekend, rural residents, December to February, mandibular fractures and soft tissue injuries were the most common injuries. There was an associated injury in 79 (24.2%) patients in head and neck area, thoracic, abdominal and extremities. Half of the patients were managed conservatively (49.7%) with debridement and suture, while 45.7% of the patients were closed reduction and 4.6% were surgical open reduction. There were 25 post procedure complications especially in mandibular fractures.ConclusionInterpersonal violence was the major cause of maxillofacial trauma, while mandible and soft tissue were the most affected maxillofacial areas. The federal ministry of health, Ethiopia should have well-organized maxillofacial center in tertiary hospitals for emergency management to avoid morbidity and mortality.
Highlights
Maxillofacial injury poses a challenge to oral and maxillofacial surgeons working in developing countries with limited resource and human power
There is a varied etiology of maxillofacial trauma that differs from country to country due to cultural, socioeconomic and environmental factors [4, 5]
Interpersonal violence is the leading cause of maxillofacial trauma in developed countries, while road traffic accident is the leading in developing countries [7]
Summary
Maxillofacial injury poses a challenge to oral and maxillofacial surgeons working in developing countries with limited resource and human power. There is a varied etiology of maxillofacial trauma that differs from country to country due to cultural, socioeconomic and environmental factors [4, 5]. Teshome et al BMC Res Notes (2017) 10:373 accidents, violence, fall and sport activities were the leading causes of maxillofacial trauma [6,7,8,9,10,11]. Interpersonal violence is the leading cause of maxillofacial trauma in developed countries, while road traffic accident is the leading in developing countries [7]
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