April is National Facial Protection Month [Rosemont, IL] The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) reminds children and adults: As you suit up for outdoor fun this spring, don’t forget to take care of your face. Spring too often brings a flood of patients suffering mouth and facial injuries resulting from sports‐related accidents [...]
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Impacted third molars and Mandibular fractures
There have been many studies that evaluated the correlation between impacted mandibular third molars and mandibular fracture (lower Jaw). T. Meisami et al 2001 did a study that showed Patients with third molars had thrice the increased risk of angle fractures when compared to patients without (P< 0.001). Impaction of third molars significantly increased the incidence of angle [...]