ABSTRACT

Introduction Mandibular fractures are the second most frequently occurring facial bone frac­

ture, second only to nasal fractures and are the primary maxillofacial injury re­ quiring hospitalization. Interpersonal violence and motor vehicle accidents remain the most common etiology of mandibular fracture with anatomic distribution as follows: body 29%, condyle 26%, angle 25%, symphysis 17%, ramus 4% and coronoid 1% (Fig. 40.1).