Mechanics in the Production of Mandibular Fractures: A Clinical, Retrospective Case-Control Study.

As the mandible is susceptible to fracture, the aim of this study was to use multivariate logistic regression analysis to identify and distinguish various internal factors that may influence the location of mandibular fractures. The study included 1131 patients with maxillofacial fractures during th...

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Main Authors: Haihua Zhou, Kun Lv, Rongtao Yang, Zhi Li, Zubing Li
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
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Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4763280?pdf=render
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Kun Lv
Rongtao Yang
Zhi Li
Zubing Li
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Rongtao Yang
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Zubing Li
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description As the mandible is susceptible to fracture, the aim of this study was to use multivariate logistic regression analysis to identify and distinguish various internal factors that may influence the location of mandibular fractures. The study included 1131 patients with maxillofacial fractures during the period from January 2000 to December 2009 to evaluate the association of mandibular fracture location (unilateral symphysis, body, angle, condylar, or bilateral condylar fractures) with various internal factors. Among the 1131 patients, 869 had mandibular fractures. Data on age, sex, soft tissue injuries, dental trauma, and maxillofacial fracture type were collected and analyzed using multivariate logistic regression. In total, 387, 210, 139, 319, and 172 patients were diagnosed with unilateral symphysis, body, angle, unilateral, or bilateral condylar fractures, respectively. The dental trauma in patients with bilateral condylar fractures differed from that in patients with unilateral condylar fractures. Patients with mandibular fracture (unilateral symphysis, body, unilateral or bilateral condylar) possessed an approximately equal risk of soft tissue injuries in the mandible. Patients with either unilateral or bilateral condylar fractures were associated with a low risk of mandibular angle fracture (OR < 1). Similarly, patients with mandibular angle fracture were associated with a low risk of unilateral or bilateral condylar fractures (OR < 1). Moreover, patients with symphysis fracture were associated with a low risk of bilateral condylar fractures (90 of 387 [23.3%], OR 0.899). By contrast, patients with bilateral condylar fractures were associated with a high risk of symphysis fracture (90 of 172 [52.3%], OR 17.38). Patients with condylar fractures, particularly those with bilateral condylar fractures, were infrequently associated with secondary mandibular fractures. Mandibular fractures tended to have less of an association with midfacial fractures. The occurrence of mandibular fractures is strongly correlated with age, sex, soft tissue injuries, dental trauma, and the pattern and position of the maxillofacial fractures in patients.
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spelling doaj.art-5ebc830a1aa64b62b5fe5c384f170b142022-12-21T18:49:20ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032016-01-01112e014955310.1371/journal.pone.0149553Mechanics in the Production of Mandibular Fractures: A Clinical, Retrospective Case-Control Study.Haihua ZhouKun LvRongtao YangZhi LiZubing LiAs the mandible is susceptible to fracture, the aim of this study was to use multivariate logistic regression analysis to identify and distinguish various internal factors that may influence the location of mandibular fractures. The study included 1131 patients with maxillofacial fractures during the period from January 2000 to December 2009 to evaluate the association of mandibular fracture location (unilateral symphysis, body, angle, condylar, or bilateral condylar fractures) with various internal factors. Among the 1131 patients, 869 had mandibular fractures. Data on age, sex, soft tissue injuries, dental trauma, and maxillofacial fracture type were collected and analyzed using multivariate logistic regression. In total, 387, 210, 139, 319, and 172 patients were diagnosed with unilateral symphysis, body, angle, unilateral, or bilateral condylar fractures, respectively. The dental trauma in patients with bilateral condylar fractures differed from that in patients with unilateral condylar fractures. Patients with mandibular fracture (unilateral symphysis, body, unilateral or bilateral condylar) possessed an approximately equal risk of soft tissue injuries in the mandible. Patients with either unilateral or bilateral condylar fractures were associated with a low risk of mandibular angle fracture (OR < 1). Similarly, patients with mandibular angle fracture were associated with a low risk of unilateral or bilateral condylar fractures (OR < 1). Moreover, patients with symphysis fracture were associated with a low risk of bilateral condylar fractures (90 of 387 [23.3%], OR 0.899). By contrast, patients with bilateral condylar fractures were associated with a high risk of symphysis fracture (90 of 172 [52.3%], OR 17.38). Patients with condylar fractures, particularly those with bilateral condylar fractures, were infrequently associated with secondary mandibular fractures. Mandibular fractures tended to have less of an association with midfacial fractures. The occurrence of mandibular fractures is strongly correlated with age, sex, soft tissue injuries, dental trauma, and the pattern and position of the maxillofacial fractures in patients.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4763280?pdf=render
spellingShingle Haihua Zhou
Kun Lv
Rongtao Yang
Zhi Li
Zubing Li
Mechanics in the Production of Mandibular Fractures: A Clinical, Retrospective Case-Control Study.
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title Mechanics in the Production of Mandibular Fractures: A Clinical, Retrospective Case-Control Study.
title_full Mechanics in the Production of Mandibular Fractures: A Clinical, Retrospective Case-Control Study.
title_fullStr Mechanics in the Production of Mandibular Fractures: A Clinical, Retrospective Case-Control Study.
title_full_unstemmed Mechanics in the Production of Mandibular Fractures: A Clinical, Retrospective Case-Control Study.
title_short Mechanics in the Production of Mandibular Fractures: A Clinical, Retrospective Case-Control Study.
title_sort mechanics in the production of mandibular fractures a clinical retrospective case control study
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