Abstract

The etiology of facial trauma, especially of mandible fractures varies based on the multitude of existing cultures and societies. Mandible fractures have been studied for a long time without the possibility to formulate an ideal treatment approach that can prevent the occurrence of unexpected complications. Several factors need to be taken into consideration when a treatment is indicated, in such a matter that the complication incidence is reduced to minimum. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the incidence of mandible fractures complications, enrolling in the study a number of 30 patients that were treated in the Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic in Timisoara, during march 2014-october 2016. The inclusion criteria was the diagnosis of mandible fracture with or without any further complications and the results and conclusions of the study were based on the statistical analysis obtained using the programmes SPSS 16, Epi Info 6 and OpenEpi 3.01.

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