@article{ref1,
title="A study of sports-related mandibular angle fracture: relation to the position of the third molars",
journal="Scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports",
year="1998",
author="Yamada, T. and Sawaki, Y. and Tohnai, I. and Takeuchi, M. and Ueda, M.",
volume="8",
number="2",
pages="116-119",
abstract="Mandibular angle fractures have been considered attributable to the presence of unerupted third molars. We examined the relationship between the incidence of sports-related mandibular angle fractures and the presence of a mandibular third molar with emphasis on the position of the third molar. The incidence of angle fracture was significantly higher in the sports-related injury group than in the group with fracture due to other causes (P < 0.05). The incidence of angle fracture in the athletes with higher impaction scores was significantly higher than that in the subjects with higher scores who did not have sports-related fractures (P < 0.05). The percentage of rugby athletes with third molars was significantly higher than that of those without third molars (P < 0.001), and a high proportion of young athletes (89.5%) was considered to belong to a potential high-risk group for angle fractures. Our findings suggest that mandibular angle fractures are influenced by the presence and characteristics of the third molar in sports-related injuries.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0905-7188",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}