The causes and consequences of maxillofacial injuries in elderly people

Abstract

This study clearly demonstrates the majority of the facial trauma in the older people can be treated conservatively unless the patients complain of functional problems.

Defining Population-Specific Craniofacial Fracture Patterns and Resource Use in Geriatric Patients

“…7 Although fracture location in geriatric patients is certainly influenced by mechanism of injury, [28][29][30] our data indicate that mechanism of injury did not completely explain fracture location. 4 Rather, organic skeletal and biological differences, 31 such as osteoporosis and posterior edentulism, in geriatric patients are likely to account for these differences in fracture location.…”

Characteristics of maxillofacial trauma in females: A retrospective analysis of 367 patients

“…In the present study, the mean age was 43 Characteristics of maxillofacial trauma in females 315 years of age. In actual fact 25.3% of maxillofacial injuries in females occurred in the over-60 age group, whereas the incidence in the elderly was under 10% in other studies of facial fractures, with 38e81% of maxillofacial injuries in males occurring in this age group of (Rehman and Edmondson, 2002;Fasola et al, 2003b;Kloss et al, 2007;Royan et al, 2008). The finding that the elderly represent such a high proportion of those with facial injuries partially explains why falls outnumber MVAs as the primary cause of facial injury, in contrast to the trend described by Zachariades et al (1990), Huang et al (1998), and Arosarena et al (2009).…”

Pattern of Maxillofacial Trauma among Patients with Head Injuries

“…Children are uniquely susceptible to maxillofacial injury because of their disproportionate cranial-body mass ratio 15 . Patients older than 65 years account for approximately 1% of maxillofacial trauma, and falls on a slippery ground is the most common cause in this age group 16 . It was evident that the facial bones fractures were uncommonly singular with compound and comminuted nature adding on to the complexity of facial fractures.…”