Prevalence of Maxillofacial Traumas in a Hospital of the Interior of Brazil

Abstract

Objective: to retrospectively evaluate epidemiological data of maxillofacial trauma at Santa Casa de Caridade de Diamantina hospital, for five years.Methods: this is a cross-sectional study, performed with recorded data. The collected variables were: age, gender, skin color, type and etiology of trauma, city of origin, and performed procedures. Statistical analyses were performed considering a 5% significance level.Results: a total of 236 admissions were found, 213 men and 23 women. The age ranged from 1 to 82 years. Motorcycle accident was the most frequent cause of trauma (p<0.001) and more prevalent in men (p= 0.01954). The treatment of multiple facial fractures was the most frequent (54.7%). Diamantina was the most representative city (20.3%).Conclusion: gender and young-adult population were important factors related to oral and maxillofacial trauma. Motorcycle accident was the most common cause and multiple maxillofacial fractures were the most common consequences.