title: Occurrence and characteristics of mandibular fractures in Nairobi, Kenya.
abstract: Analysis of 355 cases with fractures of the mandible indicated that 74.9% of the cases were due to interpersonal violence and 13.8% were caused by road traffic accidents. The men to women ratio was 8.4:1 and 75.5% of the fracture cases had single fractures while 24.5% had multiple fractures. In cases with a single fracture, the most commonly involved mandibular site was the body (42.2%). The angle of mandible was most frequently fractured (50.5%) in cases with multiple fractures.
authors: Oral Health Research Programme, Medical Research Centre, Nairobi, Kenya.
authors: D L
authors: DL
authors: Mwaniki
authors: S W
authors: SW
authors: Guthua
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D014754:Violence