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Common Facial Fractures: 1. Aetiology and Presentation

From Volume 33, Issue 6, July 2006 | Pages 347-356

Authors

Nicolaos Pigadas

FDS RCS, FRCS Ed, FRCS(OMFS)

Specialist Registrar, Maxillofacial Unit, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester M13 9WL

Articles by Nicolaos Pigadas

Richard Oliver

BDS, BSc, PhD, FDS RCPS, FDS(OS) RCPS(Glasg)

University Dental Hospital of Manchester

Articles by Richard Oliver

Abstract

Fractures of the facial bones are common and, in the West, usually occur as a result of interpersonal violence. Patients may attend dentists in the first instance as derangement of occlusion and other oral symptoms are common.

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