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- Title
A study of sports-related mandibular angle fracture: relation to the position of the third molars.
- Authors
Yamada, T.; Sawaki, Y.; Tohnai, I.; Takeuchi, M.; Ueda, M.
- Abstract
Mandibular angle fractures have been considered attributable to the presence of unerupted third molars. We examined the relationship between the incidence of sports-related mandibular angle fractures and the presence of a mandibular third molar with emphasis on the position of the third molar. The incidence of angle fracture was significantly higher in the sports-related injury group than in the group with fracture due to other causes (P<0.05). The incidence of angle fracture in the athletes with higher impaction scores was significantly higher than that in the subjects with higher scores who did not have sports-related fractures (P<0.05). The percentage of rugby athletes with third molars was significantly higher than that of those without third molars (P<0.001), and a high proportion of young athletes (89.5%) was considered to belong to a potential high-risk group for angle fractures. Our findings suggest that mandibular angle fractures are influence by the presence and characteristics of the third molar in sports-related injuries.
- Subjects
TEMPOROMANDIBULAR joint injuries; SPORTS injuries; BONE fractures
- Publication
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 1998, Vol 8, Issue 2, p116
- ISSN
0905-7188
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1600-0838.1998.tb00178.x