Occupational group, educational level, marital status and deleterious habits among individuals with maxillofacial fractures: retrospective study

• Diego-Felipe-Silveira Esses ^[2] ; Fábio-Wildson-Gurgel Costa ^[1] ; Carlos-Diego-Lopes Sá ^[3] ; Paulo-Goberlânio-de Barros Silva ^[4] ; Thâmara-Manoela-Marinho Bezerra ^[1] ; Francisco-Samuel-Rodrigues Carvalho ^[5] ; José-Rômulo de Medeiros ^[5] ; Eduardo-Costa-Studart Soares ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidade Federal do Ceará

     Universidade Federal do Ceará

     Brasil

     
  2. [2] DDS, MSc, Assistant Professor, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Center Católica de Quixadá, Quixadá, Ceará, Brazil
  3. [3] DDS, MSc, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Paulo Picanço School of Dentistry, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
  4. [4] DDS, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Oral Pathology. Unichristus University Center, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
  5. [5] DDS, MSc, Assistant Professor, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

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• Localización: Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal. Ed. inglesa, ISSN-e 1698-6946, Vol. 23, Nº. 1 (January ), 2018
• Idioma: inglés
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  • To investigate the occupational profile, educational level, marital status and deleterious habits to the health of patients with maxillofacial fractures of a population of northeastern Brazil.

    A retrospective study of patients records admitted to the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Walter Cantídio University Hospital (Fortaleza, Brazil) who sustained maxillofacial fractures was conducted in the period between 2006 and 2015.

    A total of 338 patients rendered 355 fractures. Males were the most affected (p<0.001), with prevalence in the third decade of life (p<0.001). There was a predominance of motorcycle accidents (p<0.001), home workers (p<0.001), low educational status (p = 0.032), and no cigarette use (p<0.001) or alcohol (p = 0.023). Fractures of the zygomatic-orbital complex were the most prevalent in the sample (p<0.001).

    The sociodemographic profile exerted a significant influence on the epidemiological profile of maxillofacial fractures in a Brazilian population during the study period.