title: Common facial fractures: 1. Aetiology and presentation.
abstract: Fractures of the facial bones are common and, in the West, usually occur as a result of interpersonal violence. Patients may attend dentists in the first instance as derangement of occlusion and other oral symptoms are common.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  As patients with facial bone fractures may attend their dentist in the first instance, dentists should be confident in recognizing the signs and symptoms of facial fractures.
authors.affiliation: Maxillofacial Unit, Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK.
authors.forename: Nicolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pigadas
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Oliver
mesh_terms: D017579:Domestic Violence; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology