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 %).