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Dento‐alveolar and maxillofacial injuries: a 5‐year multi‐center study. Part 1: General vs facial and dental trauma
Author(s) -
Lin Shaul,
Levin Liran,
Goldman Sharon,
Peleg Kobi
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
dental traumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1600-9657
pISSN - 1600-4469
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-9657.2006.00510.x
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , facial trauma , dental trauma , retrospective cohort study , trauma center , injury prevention , poison control , dentistry , cohort , emergency medicine , surgery , psychiatry
– Maxillofacial injuries are a significant cause of morbidity and demand meticulously planned treatment. The aim of this present multi‐center study was to evaluate the occurrence of dento‐alveolar and maxillofacial injuries over a 5‐year period. A retrospective cohort study of data from the Israel Trauma Registry was conducted for the years 2000–2004. The registry includes all trauma patients admitted and hospitalized due to an injury. Of the 111 010 hospitalized trauma patients, 5886 (5.3%) were diagnosed with maxillofacial or dental injuries. The main causes of injuries for hospitalized trauma patients were falls (48.1%) and motor vehicle accidents (25.2%), while the major causes of facial and dental injuries were vehicle accidents (39.6%, 56.8%, respectively) and falls (32.1%, 26.7%, respectively). High‐risk age groups for dental and facial trauma were 10–18 years and 19–28 years, respectively, while for other trauma, ages for the greatest risk ranged from 0 to 9 years and over 59 years. Males were injured two to three times more frequently than females. A better understanding of the etiology of maxillofacial and dental injuries and identifying the high‐risk groups should lead to appropriate prevention programs and treatment methods.