title: Evaluation of prevalence in the treatment of mandible condyle fractures.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the treatment of fractures of the mandibular condyle and discuss conservative versus surgical therapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  We examined the medical records of 892 bucofacial traumas, from which we selected only those who had: reports of condylar fractures, isolated or associated with other facial bones, identification data, dental care history and treatment applied for the condylar fracture. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and the conservative and surgical therapies were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Condyle fractures were present in 124 cases. Males represented 72.0% of the sample, the age group most affected being the one between 21 and 30 years. Conservative treatment was used in 61.0% of patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Surgical treatment was predominantly used in patients over ten years old, victims of traffic accidents and falls, followed by assaults, firearms and sporting accidents.
authors.affiliation: Health Sciences, Heliópolis Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cássio Leandro
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Rampaso
authors.forename: Tatiana Maria Folador
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Mattioli
authors.forename: Josias
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de Andrade Sobrinho
authors.forename: Abrão
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rapoport
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult