We statistically analyzed 98 cases of oro-maxillofacial traumas that were treated at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Juzen General Hospital during the one year and nine months from April 1992 to December 1993.
The results were as follows:
1) The majority of patients were between the age of 0 and 4 years old (21%) and the male/female ratio was 3:2.
2) Seventy-six patients (78%) visited our hospital within 2 days after injury and 51 cases (52%) visited our department directly after injury.
3) The most common causes of oro-maxillofacial traumas were falling over, falling down, and collisions in males (41%) and traffic accidents in females (50%).
4) The most common traumas were injury of the teeth and oral mucosa (33%).
5) The majority of traumas were treated by suture only (27%).