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).