IJSR - International Journal of Scientific Research

Dr. Pokkula Ramesh; Dr. Erugurala Mahendar; Dr. Arige Subodh kumar; Dr. Vijay Chandra mouli; Rajit Pokkula

Volume : VII, Issue : X, October - 2018

A RETROSPECTIVE DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF EPIDEMIOLOGY OF FRACTURES OF MAXILLA IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OVER A PERIOD OF THIRTEEN YEARS

Dr. Pokkula Ramesh, Dr. Erugurala Mahendar, Dr. Arige Subodh Kumar, Dr. Vijay Chandra Mouli, Rajit Pokkula

Abstract :

INTRODUCTION:

Maxilla is an important mid–facial bone, common bone to be injured which needs correction.

AIM :

To analyse the cause, age, genderincidence, sites of fracture and combinations , management modalities adopted.

METHOD AND MATERIALS:

403 patients at Gandhi hospitalduring 2005–2017 were studied.

RESULTS& DISCUSSION

The annual incidence ranged from 18.11 % to 46.47% of the total facial fractures. 88.83%, 78.66%, 44.41%, 32%, 51.86% were males, due to RTA, aged between 21–30 years,Le–fort I fractures, on the right side respectively. ORIF was done in 66.50 % . Infection , plate exposure were noted in

8.67 %.

Class –I occlusion was achieved in 84.11 % and in the5.88%, the malocclusion was corrected with either stainless steel wires (6.69%) or elastic bands (5.45%) or re do ORIF ( 3.72 %).