“…A large number of studies have been done on the aetiology of maxillofacial trauma (Adekeye, 1980;Brown and Cowpe, 1985;Abiose, 1986;Adi et al, 1990;Torgersen and Tornes, 1992;Erol and Ozer, 1996;Anwar, 1998;Bo et al, 1998;Erol et al, 1998;Ugboko et al, 1998;Gassner et al, 2003). Studies performed worldwide show that traffic accidents are the prime cause of facial trauma (Adekeye, 1980;Abiose, 1986;Erol and Ozer, 1996;Anwar, 1998;Bo et al, 1998;Erol et al, 1998;Iida et al, 2001).…”