A retrospective study of mandibular fractures in tertiary care hospitals of Karachi.

Abstract

Objective: To check the prevalence and causes of mandibular Fracture in the teaching hospital of Karachi Pakistan. Study Design: Crossectional, Observational, Retrprospective. Setting: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Karachi Medical and Dental College Abbasi Shaheed Hospital Karachi and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Baqai Dental College University, Karachi. Period: 1^st December 2018 to 30^th November 2019. Methods: This study was based on randomly selected cases of one year of work at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Abbasi Shaheed Hospital Karachi and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Baqai Dental College Baqai Medical University Karachi. Results: Road traffic accident like Bike accidents were top in position with 69 %, falls were next in position with 12 %, assault were recorded 10%, sports injuries were 7% and fire arm injuries2%. Mandibular fractures were found to occur at a rate of 22.1% in the parasymphysis, 12.8% in the body, 11.42% at the angle of the jaw, 12.1% in the condyle, 12.14% in the dento alveolar area, 6.4% in the symphysis, and 2.85 % in the ramus. Conclusion: To properly reduce and fix the fractures, a variety of treatment methods were employed. It has been determined that most patients were masculine and between the ages of 20 and 50. The most frequent locations for mandibular fractures were the parasymphysis and body, and the most common cause of trauma in the study participants was auto accidents.