Open AccessA 2-year retrospective analysis of facial injuries in patients treated at department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, IGGDC, Jammu, India
Author(s) -
Parveen Akhter Lone,
Amrit Pal Singh,
Indumeet Kour,
Misha Kumar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/0975-5950.154817
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , retrospective cohort study , etiology , oral and maxillofacial surgery , facial trauma , dentistry , surgery , general surgery , physics , optics
The incidence of maxillofacial injuries is on the rise due to motor vehicle accidents and increased incidence of violence in recent times. The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the incidence, etiology, and the pattern of fractures in the maxillofacial region.