Dento‐alveolar and maxillofacial injuries – a retrospective study from a level 1 trauma center in Israel

Abstract

To evaluate the frequency and causes of dental and maxillofacial trauma in hospitalized patients. From January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2003, data from hospitalized trauma patients in a level 1 trauma center in Israel were analyzed according to age, gender, time, place, and cause of injury. Maxillofacial and tooth injuries were separated and further analyzed according to the above parameters. The analysis was based on data from the Israel Trauma Registry (ITR). Of all 14 040 trauma patients, 1038 (7.4%) involved maxillofacial or dental injuries. Common causes of injury were motor vehicle crashes (41%), falls (27%) and intentional injuries (23%). Fifty percent occurred on the street/road, 17% at home and 14% in public buildings. Surgery was required in 55.5% of all maxillofacial injuries. Males were hospitalized three times more than females, and young people, ages 19-28, were at greatest risk (30.2%). Oral and maxillofacial trauma is common, requiring dental health training for primary caregivers.

Maxillofacial injuries and dental trauma in patients aged 19-80 years, Recife, Brazil

“…The age distribution in this study showed that the most common age group involved was 19 and 28 years, in agreement with previous reports 5,10,11,13,15 . The highest incidence in this age group is due to the fact that this age group take part in dangerous exercises and sports, drive motor vehicles carelessly, and are most likely to be involved in violence 4,16 .…”

“…The sex distribution in the present study is consistent with that of others, with a higher frequency of craniomaxillofacial fractures in males compared with females [4][5][6]9,11,13,14 . This study found a higher male-to-female ratio (8.3:1) than was noted in previous study in Chennai 7 (3.7:1), in Tehran 1 (4.5:1) and in United Arab 10 (7:1).…”

“…There are numerous published reports on the incidence of maxillofacial injuries in different countries [2][3][4][5][6][7][8] .…”

Maxillofacial trauma in a public hospital in Central Brazil: A retrospective study of 405 patients

“…In this study, there was a high frequency of injuries in participants aged 21-30 years (26.18%), which is in agreement with the results obtained in other studies [3,6,7,17,[20][21][22].…”

“…These findings corroborate the results obtained by Gassner et al [3], Ribeiro et al [15], Lin et al [20], Pereira et al [18] Several factors may influence the relationship between gender and maxillofacial trauma, such as the socioeconomic and cultural characteristics of the sample [1,17]. In general, males are more involved in traffic accidents and physical contact activities without the use of adequate protection [7].…”