Fractures de la mandibule en pratique odontologique: À propos de 103 cas

Abstract

The mandibular fracture constitutes a frequent motive for odontostomatology consultation at Darar. It can be considered as a medical urgency by the bleeding, but also respiratory disorders which can ensue from it. We settled as objective to study the sociodemographic, clinical and therapeutic aspects of mandibular fractures in a dental consultation. Material and method: It was a transverse and descriptive study which took place from february 2003 till december 2006 and concerned 103 patients victims of a mandibular fracture. Results: The average age was of 27,6 years with extremes of 3 years and 73 years. The sex-ratio was 3,9. The periods of consultation vary from 0 to 40 days. The most frequent causes of mandibular fractures are the accidents of the public highway (46 cases, 44,70%) and 57 fractures (55,30% are localised in the symphyse. The treatment consists in making a medicinal prescription above all act, followed by a reduction and a contention, orthopaedic or surgical. © Med Buccale Chir Buccale 2009.