THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL LIFE STYLE ON MID-FACE FRACTURE | ||
| Egyptian Dental Journal | ||
| Article 6, Volume 65, Issue 4 - October (Oral Surgery), October 2019, Pages 3323-3328 PDF (1.54 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/edj.2019.74764 | ||
| Author | ||
| Hala R. Ragab | ||
| Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Introduction: Mid face trauma, with or without life threatening injuries needs accurate assessment which should be in a systematic and repeated manner. Aim of the work: Is the identification of such injuries and the definitive management of common injury patterns that were changes laterally due to the advancement and severity of social life style. Patients and Methods: the study performed from January 2016 to December 2018 (36 months) on 288 adult patients with mid-face trauma, at Oral and Maxillofacial Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University. Results: Patients demographic data demonstrated that road traffic accident, motor vehicle, is the major etiological factor that change the pattern of mid-face fractures due to change of economic and social life style. Conclusion: The rapid change of the economic and social life style was reported as the leading cause of pattern change of mid-face trauma. RTAs were the main cause of fractures followed by falls and sport respectively. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Mid-face Fracture; change the pattern of fracture; road traffic accident; modification of Le Fort fracture | ||
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