title: Dento-alveolar and maxillofacial injuries: a 5-year multi-center study. Part 2: severity and location.
abstract: Maxillofacial and dental injuries are not uncommon. These injuries may cause morbidity and demand meticulously planned treatment. Part 1 of this study focused on the incidence of general trauma injuries, as well as facial or dental trauma. The aim of part 2 is to evaluate the severity and location of the dento-alveolar and maxillofacial injuries over 5 years. A retrospective cohort study was conducted based on data from the Israel National Trauma Registry. Patients admitted and hospitalized due to trauma injuries during the years 2000-2004, totaled 111,010 in which 5886 (5.3%) were maxillofacial or dental injuries. Most of these injuries were traffic-related (54.5%), followed by events at home (18.7%). Facial injuries combined with injuries to other organs involved occurred in 3721 (63.2%) of the patients. Most minor injuries were noted when no other organs were involved, while severe injuries were more common when multiple organs were involved. More than 25% of facial injuries required surgery. Meticulous epidemiologic studies are needed to support the leading role, extent, and severity of maxillofacial trauma.
authors.affiliation: Endodontics and Dental Trauma Unit, Department of Dental Sciences, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel. sh_lin@rambam.health.gov.il
authors.forename: Shaul
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Liran
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Levin
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goldman
authors.forename: Galit
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sela
mesh_terms: D000061:Accidents, Home / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000293:injuries*; D002423:Cause of Death; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D007557:Israel; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000145:classification* / Q000601:surgery; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012042:Registries; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000145:classification* / Q000601:surgery; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices