Maxillofacial injuries in internally displaced persons

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted to evaluate the incidence of maxillofacial injuries and their causes in Internally Displaced Persons from Swat, Malakand Division, Bajaur and Waziristan .A total of 73 Internally Displaced Persons with various maxillofacial injuries admitted in the oral and maxillofacial surgical unit of Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar from May 2009 to October 2009 were included in the study. Males in their second decade of life were more in number. Maxillofacial trauma due to firearms [48%] and RTA [37%] were reported. Most of these patients were injured while they were outside their homes. Mandible [54.80%] was the most common bone fractured. Open reduction internal fixation was employed in 69.86% patients