Karoline B DE Souza, Eduarda L Wyse, Raif Gregorio Nasre-Nasser, Ana Paula Veber, Ana Luiza Muccillo-Baisch, Bruno D Arbo, Flávio Manoel R DA Silva Júnior, Mariana A Hort
Prevalence and predictors of self-medication to prevent or treat COVID-19 among undergraduate students in Southern Brazil
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
craniomaxillofacial trauma management requires pertinent documentation using large computerized database injury surveillance research data describe whole spectrum injuries goal study assess effect five main causes accidents resulting facial injury severity craniomaxillofacial traumaduring period 10 years 19912000 9543 patients admitted department oral maxillofacial surgery university hospital innsbruck craniomaxillofacial trauma data patients prospectively recorded including cause injury age gender type injury injury mechanisms location frequency soft tissue injuries dentoalveolar trauma facial bone fractures concomitant injuries statistical analyses performed included descriptive analysis chi square test fishers exact test mannwhitneys u test followed logistic regression analyses three injury types determine impact five main causes type injury different ages facial trauma patientsfive major categoriesmechanisms injury existed 3613 38 cases activity daily life 2991 31 sports 1170 12 violence 1116 12 traffic accidents 504 5 work accidents 149 2 causes total 3578 patients 375 7061 facial bone fractures 4763 patients 499 suffered 6237 dentoalveolar 5968 patients 625 7769 soft tissue injuries gender distribution showed overall maletofemale ratio 21 1 mean age 258199 years varied greatly depending injury mechanism facial bone fractures 354195 years higher risk males soft tissue injuries 287205 gender preference dentoalveolar trauma 18156 elevated risk females patients sustaining facial trauma logistic regression analyses revealed increased risks facial bone fractures 225 soft tissue lesions 58 patients involved traffic accidents dental trauma 49 activities daily life play accidents compared causes probability suffering soft tissue injuries dental trauma facial bone fractures higher sportsrelated accidents 12 16 respectivelythis study differentiated injury mechanisms craniomaxillofacial trauma specially trained surgeons treating craniomaxillofacial trauma primary source information public legislators implementing preventive measures highrisk activities facial trauma older persons prone bone fractures increase 44year age soft tissue injuries increase 2year age younger persons susceptible dentoalveolar trauma decrease 45year age