PMID- 32874072
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20220416
IS  - 1013-9052 (Print)
IS  - 1658-3558 (Electronic)
IS  - 1013-9052 (Linking)
VI  - 32
IP  - 6
DP  - 2020 Sep
TI  - A cross-sectional study of the prevalence and severity of maxillofacial fractures 
      resulting from motor vehicle accidents in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
PG  - 314-320
LID - 10.1016/j.sdentj.2019.09.009 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVES: To investigate the prevalence and severity of maxillofacial fractures 
      resulting from motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) at King Abdulaziz Medical City 
      (KAMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 
      325 males (89%) and 47 females (9%) was conducted that retrospectively reviewed 
      records of patients referred to oral and maxillofacial surgery department from 
      emergency department from 1st January 2016 to 31st December 2017 at KAMC, Riyadh. 
      RESULTS: A total of 372 subjects were included in the study. MVAs (80%) were the 
      most prevalent cause of trauma. The age range most susceptible to MVAs was 
      between 20 and 24 years old (28%). The most common site of fracture was the 
      midface (64%), specifically orbit (32%). For mandibular fractures, the 
      subcondylar was the most common site of fractures (19%). The most common 
      treatment approach was conservative (65%). In terms of severity, approximately 
      half of patients needed admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) (50%); the 
      mean score on the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) was 11.34, but most scores fell in the 
      mild range; and (68%) of subjects presented with other associated systemic 
      injuries, especially orthopedic injuries (36%). CONCLUSIONS: MVAs were the main 
      cause of trauma and affected mainly young males. The most common site of fracture 
      was midface, specifically orbit. Subcondylar was the most prevalent fracture site 
      for mandibular fractures. The severity of MVAs injuries was significantly higher 
      compared to non-MVAs injuries. We suggest enforcing legislation and regulations 
      on road safety such as the use of compulsory seat belts.
CI  - (c) 2019 The Authors.
FAU - AlHammad, Ziyad
AU  - AlHammad Z
AD  - Saudi Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Nusair, Yanal
AU  - Nusair Y
AD  - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Saud bin 
      Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Alotaibi, Sami
AU  - Alotaibi S
AD  - Saudi Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Ababtain, Razan
AU  - Ababtain R
AD  - Saudi Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Alsulami, Salma
AU  - Alsulami S
AD  - Internal Medicine, Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Aljumah, Ghada
AU  - Aljumah G
AD  - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, 
      Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20191011
PL  - Saudi Arabia
TA  - Saudi Dent J
JT  - The Saudi dental journal
JID - 9313603
PMC - PMC7452011
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Accidents
OT  - Maxillofacial injuries
OT  - Saudi Arabia
OT  - Traffic
COIS- None.
EDAT- 2020/09/03 06:00
MHDA- 2020/09/03 06:01
PMCR- 2019/10/11
CRDT- 2020/09/03 06:00
PHST- 2019/07/28 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2019/09/19 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2019/09/29 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2020/09/03 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2020/09/03 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/09/03 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2019/10/11 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - S1013-9052(19)30783-7 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.sdentj.2019.09.009 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Saudi Dent J. 2020 Sep;32(6):314-320. doi: 10.1016/j.sdentj.2019.09.009. Epub 
      2019 Oct 11.