title: Fracture of the genial tubercles of the mandible: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Fracture of the genial tubercles is a rare occurrence and can occur as a solitary fracture or an associated fracture of the mandible. A solitary fracture seems to be associated with severe atrophy of the mandible. A report of a case of fractured genial tubercles in an 80-year-old edentulous female patient is described and a review of the literature is presented.
authors.affiliation: Resident/trainee, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. Electronic address: a.van.leeuwen01@umcg.nl.
authors.forename: Anne Cornelis
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: van Leeuwen
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Erik H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: van der Meij
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jan G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: de Visscher
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology; D001284:Atrophy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000150:complications; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods