Analysis And Demographic Characteristics Of Maxillofacial Trauma Patients

Aim: Maxillofacial fractures are common in trauma patients. In our study, we aimed to analyze the demographic and clinical characteristics of maxillofacial fracture patients admitted to our tertiary care hospital.Material and Methods: Among the trauma patients admitted to our tertiary care emergency setting from January 2014 to December 2019, 177 patients with maxillofacial trauma were included in the study.Results: Of the patients, the mean age was 27.11 +/- 20.24 years and 75.7% were male. Mandibular fractures were the most common type (26%). Corpus and symphyseal fractures were the most common in the mandible fractures. Two of our patients (1.1%) died and 70 patients (39.5%) underwent surgical intervention.Discussion: Mandibular fractures and soft tissue injuries are the most common findings observed in maxillofacial traumas. Of these patients, 37.3% were hospitalized and 39.5% underwent surgical interventions.