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ORESTES-CARDOSO, Silvana et al. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF MANDIBULAR TRAUMA IN HIGH COMPLEXITY HEALTH UNITY LOCATED IN RECIFE - PE. Odontol. Clín.-Cient. (Online) [online]. 2016, vol.15, n.1, pp. 1-5. ISSN 1677-3888.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to delineate an epidemiological profile of patients with mandibular trauma in a high complexity health unit of the city of Recife, PE. Material and Methods: Was collected demographic and clinical data through medical records analysis from May 2008 until May 2011, being identificated 1356 patients with mandibular trauma. Were excluded from the sample those forms who were unintelligible and with more than two variables missing. The etiologic factors set were: Traffic Accidents, Running over; Fire guns; Physical aggression/ Melee weapon; Accidental Injury; Work Accidents, and Not identified. With regard to statistical analysis techniques, were used descriptive and inferential, and the significance level used in the tests was 5.0%, with a confidence interval of 95.0%.Results: The sex with the highest prevalence was the male. The most prevalence factor was Accidental injury, followed by Traffic Accidents (35.5% and 28.2%, respectively) of the total. The most affected age group was between 21 to 40 years, followed by 0-20 (615 and 491 cases). Regarding the origin of the patients, the majority were from Recife and Its metropolitan area (610 and 480 cases). Conclusions: Were identified the prevalence of Accidental injuries in detriment of traffic accidents and Physical aggression/ Melee weapon, which may indicate a change in the patterns of trauma, either through traffic orientation campaigns or even by an improvement in living standards and education.

Palavras-chave : Epidemiology; Mandible; Public Health.