TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - A study of sports-related mandibular angle fracture: relation to the position of the third molars
JO  - Scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports
A1  - Yamada, T.
A1  - Sawaki, Y.
A1  - Tohnai, I.
A1  - Takeuchi, M.
A1  - Ueda, M.
SP  - 116
EP  - 119
VL  - 8
IS  - 2
N2  - 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> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0905-7188
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -