Purpose: To examine the incidence, the regions most affected, the management as well as the complications
found in teeth involved in the line of mandibular fractures. Methods: Data were collected from patients
records treated of mandibular fractures. It was included information such as demographic data, fracture
location, presence of teeth in the line of fracture, treatment and complications. Results: The sample has
presented a total of 310 lines of fracture, from these, 144 had teeth involved. The most affected area was
the angle, followed by the parasymphysis, body, alveolar process and symphysis. There were 196 “fracture
line” teeth, 60 of which had been removed. Postoperative complications occurred in 8.6% of the sample.
From the cases that presented complications, patients without teeth involved in the fracture line ranged
43.75% and patients with teeth involved in the fracture line reached 56.25%. When the tooth was removed
8.47% of the patients presented complications and when the tooth was retained 2.85%. Conclusion: This
study demonstrated that the presence of teeth in the line of fracture is not a limiting factor for the treatment.
The complications are more frequently related to the chosen method of treatment than to the involvement
of teeth in the line of fracture.
Autores
Mariana Schaffer I|Nelson Luis Barbosa Rebellato II|Luis augusto PasseriIII|Bruno Tochetto PrimoIV|
Rafaela Scariot de Moraes V
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