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10. Prevalence and Pattern of Mandibular Fractures in Islamabad, Pakistan; A Retrospective Study

Muhammad Hashim Asad, Kalsoom Khan, Hina Rahman Sario, Salman Younas, Naveed Ahmed and Syeda Sameena Tasneem

ABSTRACT

Objective: To evaluate prevalence and pattern of mandibular fracture presented in various centers of oral and maxillofacial surgery of Islamabad region.

Study Design: Retrospective study

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the School of dentistry, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Islamabad, KRL Hospital, Islamic international medical and dental college, Islamabad Medical and dental college Islamabad from July 2021 till March 2022.

Materials and Methods: Patient’s having maxillofacial trauma was accessed from the record of different Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery hospital of Islamabad. During which 900 patients record was access among them 254 patients record was included due to having only isolated mandibular fracture. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS v 23.0. Frequencies and percentages were calculated for fracture type, site, etiology and gender. Mean was described for age.

Results: The study revealed that among 254 patients, males in the age group of 21-30 years were in majority. Parasymphysis 43%, angle 30%, subcondylar 27 % and body of mandible fracture was 24%. Most common cause of trauma was the Road traffic accidents (79.9%).

Conclusion: From the present study we conclude that males belonging to the age group of 21-30 years are most frequently prone to mandibular fractures with highest mandibular parasymphysis fracture.

Key Words: Prevalence, Patterns, etiology, Facial trauma, Mandibular fractures.

Citation of article: Asad MH, Khan K, Sario HR, Younas S, Ahmed N, Tasneem SS. Prevalence and Pattern of Mandibular Fractures in Islamabad, Pakistan; A Retrospective Study. Med Forum 2022;33(12):40-43.