title: A Clinical Study of Mandibular Angle Fracture.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To establish management protocol for mandibular angle fracture, we describe pertinent factors including cause, impacted third molar and recent treatment tendency.
  
  
  METHODS
  We examined the records of 62 patients who had unilateral mandibular angle fracture. Sixty patients who had open reduction surgery were examined at postoperative weeks 1, 4, 8, 12, and 28.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Left mandibular angle fracture is frequent in younger males. Presence of the mandibular third molar can increase fracture risk. Because of attached muscle, favorable fractures occurred primarily in the mandibular angle area.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Extracting the mandibular third molar can prevent angle fractures, and open reduction with only one plate adaptation is generally the proper treatment method for mandibular angle fracture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chosun University.
authors.forename: Wook-Jae
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chosun University.
authors.forename: Su-Gwan
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chosun University.
authors.forename: Ji-Su
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chosun University.
authors.forename: Jae-Seek
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: You
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chosun University.
authors.forename: Kyung-Seop
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chosun University.
authors.forename: Seung-Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chosun University.
authors.forename: Cheol-Man
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Jaw fracture; Mandibular injuries