@article{Islam_Ahmed_Rahman_2017, title={Demographic Characteristics and Prevalence of Mandibular Condylar Fractures at a Tertiary Care Dental Hospital in Dhaka City}, volume={1}, url={https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/JNINB/article/view/29853}, DOI={10.3329/jninb.v1i2.29853}, abstractNote={<p><span><strong>Background: </strong><span>Mandibular condylar fracture is a critical condition. </span></span></p><p><span><span><span><strong>Objectives: </strong><span>The purpose of the study was <span>to see the demographic characteristics and prevalence of mandibular condylar fractures. </span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><strong>Methodology: </strong><span>This <span>cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of Dhaka Dental <span>College and Hospital from January 2009 to September 2010 for a period of one year and nine months. All <span>the patients presented with mandibular condylar fractures at any age with both sexes were included as study <span>population. Details demographic characteristics and the rate of occurrence were recorded. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><strong>Result: </strong><span>A total <span>number of 26 patients were included in this study. Majority of the patients were male (88.5%) and age <span>belongs to 21 to 30 years (38.5%). Road traffic accident (46.2%) was the main cause and unilateral fractures <span>were more frequent. The prevalence of mandibular condylar fracture was 14.9%. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><strong>Conclusion: </strong><span>Mandibular <span>condylar fracture is most commonly occurred in male with a low prevalence.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Journal of National Institute <span>of Neurosciences Bangladesh, 2015;1(2): 50-52</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>}, number={2}, journal={Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh}, author={Islam, Mohammad Wahidul and Ahmed, Mohiuddin and Rahman, AFM Shahidur}, year={2017}, month={Apr.}, pages={50–52} }