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A study of sports‐related mandibular angle fracture: relation to the position of the third molars
Author(s) -
Yamada T.,
Sawaki Y.,
Tohnai I.,
Takeuchi M.,
Ueda M.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.575
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1600-0838
pISSN - 0905-7188
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1998.tb00178.x
Subject(s) - molar , impaction , medicine , athletes , incidence (geometry) , dentistry , mandibular angle , orthodontics , physical therapy , mathematics , geometry
Mandibular angle fractures have been considered attributable to the presence of unerupted third molars. We examined the relationship between the incidence of sports‐related mandibular angle fractures and the presence of a mandibular third molar with emphasis on the position of the third molar. The incidence of angle fracture was significantly higher in the sports‐related injury group than in the group with fracture due to other causes ( P <0.05). The incidence of angle fracture in the athletes with higher impaction scores was significantly higher than that in the subjects with higher scores who did not have sports‐related fractures ( P <0.05). The percentage of rugby athletes with third molars was significantly higher than that of those without third molars ( P <0.001), and a high proportion of young athletes (89.5%) was considered to belong to a potential high‐risk group for angle fractures. Our findings suggest that mandibular angle fractures are influenced by the presence and characteristics of the third molar in sports‐related injuries.