title: Time lapse from the occurrence of trauma to the definitive management of mandibular fractures: a retrospective study.
abstract: The surgical management of maxillofacial trauma has come a long way in the last four millennia and without doubt will go further. The principles are not new but the interpretation constantly changes. A retrospective review of 52 inpatient records of mandibular fracture patients was done for the period 1 January 2003 to 30 June 2005.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sharad Pawar Dental College, Maharashtra, India  ; Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sharad Pawar Dental College, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Mahajan
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Datarkar
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Borle
keywords: Mandibular fractures; Time lapse