INJURIES TO THE JAW AS A RESULT OF ROAD ACCIDENTS

KIEFERVERLETZUNGEN ALS FOLGE VON VERKEHRSUNFAELLEN

A LARGE NUMBER OF FRACTURES TO THE UPPER AND LOWER JAW ARE CAUSED BY ROAD ACCIDENTS. ISOLATED LOWER JAW FRACTURES OFTEN OCCUR, BUT MAINLY IT IS A QUESTION OF MULTIPLE FRACTURES OF THE LOWER JAW. UPPER JAW FRACTURES ARE ACCOMPANIED BY LOWER JAW FRACTURES IN ABOUT 50 PERCENT OF CASES. CAR DRIVERS FREQUENTLY SUFFER MULTIPLE FRACTURES TO THE FACE BECAUSE OF THE EXTENT OF THE FRONTAL IMPACT. THERE ARE WEAK POINTS ON THE LOWER AND UPPER JAW; ON THE LOWER JAW THESE ARE THE ANGLE OF THE JAW, THE HINGE OF THE JAW AND THE TRANSITION FROM THE EYE TOOTH TO THE PREMOLARS. THE WEAK POINT IN THE CENTRE OF THE FACE IS THE CHEEKBONES.

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  • Accession Number: 01289649
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Kuratorium für Verkehrssicherheit (KfV)
  • Files: ITRD
  • Created Date: Nov 21 2010 1:52AM