THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL LIFE STYLE ON MID-FACE FRACTURE

Document Type : Original Article

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Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University

Abstract

Introduction: Mid face trauma, with or without life threatening injuries needs accurate assessment which should be in a systematic and repeated manner.
Aim of the work: Is the identification of such injuries and the definitive management of common injury patterns that were changes laterally due to the advancement and severity of social life style.
Patients and Methods: the study performed from January 2016 to December 2018 (36 months) on 288 adult patients with mid-face trauma, at Oral and Maxillofacial Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University.
Results: Patients demographic data demonstrated that road traffic accident, motor vehicle, is the major etiological factor that change the pattern of mid-face fractures due to change of economic and social life style.
Conclusion: The rapid change of the economic and social life style was reported as the leading cause of pattern change of mid-face trauma. RTAs were the main cause of fractures followed by falls and sport respectively.

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