Biomaterial Database

Prospective study of mandibular fractures. 1981

R B James, and C Fredrickson, and J N Kent

A one-year prospective study of mandibular fractures that included 253 consecutive patients with 422 mandibular fractures was completed at Charity Hospital, New Orleans. Nine major categories were studied. Patients with multiple mandibular fractures seemed to have a fracture pattern. Complications associated with mandibular fractures are influenced more by location of the fracture or fractures and the cause than by a few days' delay in treatment, the specific technique in treatment, or extraction of teeth associated with the fracture. Thorough knowledge of occlusion and the masticatory apparatus is paramount in successful treatment.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D008297	Male		Males
D008335	Mandibular Condyle	The posterior process on the ramus of the mandible composed of two parts: a superior part, the articular portion, and an inferior part, the condylar neck.	Condyle, Mandibular,Condyles, Mandibular,Mandibular Condyles
D008337	Mandibular Fractures	Fractures of the lower jaw.	Fracture, Mandibular,Fractures, Mandibular,Mandibular Fracture
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009066	Mouth, Edentulous	Total lack of teeth through disease or extraction.	Mouth, Toothless,Edentulous Mouth,Edentulous Mouths,Toothless Mouth
D011446	Prospective Studies	Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group.	Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260	Female		Females