Volume : VII, Issue : VII, July - 2017

ISOLATED HORIZONTAL FRACTURE OF LOWER BORDER OF MANDIBLE : A RARE OCCURANCE

Shashank Jain, Mohan Baliga, Souvick Sarkar

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 Maxillofacial injuries constitute 37–67% of all injuries and amongst it mandible is the 3rd commonest bone of facial skeleton to be affected.1–2 Various types of mandibular fracture depending upon the cause and site have been described. Most fractures of the mandible are contralateral owing to its unique shape and types of forces resulting in fracture.3 WE hereby report a rare type of mandibular fracture reported to our unit and its management.

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Shashank Jain, Mohan Baliga, Souvick Sarkar, ISOLATED HORIZONTAL FRACTURE OF LOWER BORDER OF MANDIBLE : A RARE OCCURANCE, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾7 | July‾2017


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