Summary
The objective of this study was to evaluate the tendency of patients with mandibular fractures associated with working accidents. A retrospective descriptive study was performed in all cases of mandibular fractures who attended the maxillofacial surgery service at the Clinical Hospital Mutual Seguridad C.CH.C. Santiago de Chile, in a 4-year period (January 2009 – December 2012). All mandibular fractures were recorded. The information was collected through review of electronic medical records. Between 2009 and 2012, 74 patients were included in the study with 102 lines of mandibular fractures. The most common fracture was the mandibular condyle (35 patients). The complication rate was 8%. The results shown in this study are in line with the literature and the analysis of this report provides information for the design of risk prevention plans, especially in developing measures of facial protection.
KEY WORDS: mandibular fracture, work related accident, retrospective study.
How to cite this article
GONZALEZ, M. L. E.; VARGAS, F. I.; PEDEMONTE, T. C.; VERDUGO-AVELLO, F.; CANALES, T. M. & SÁEZ, S. F. Analysis of mandibular fractures caused by work related accidents. Retrospective descriptive study. Int. J. Odontostomat., 9(2):198-203, 2015.
