Single institutional experience of geriatric maxillofacial trauma patients:a retrospective study
10.5125/jkaoms.2025.51.2.102
- Author:
Srishti AGARWAL
1
;
Murugesan KRISHNAN
;
Gidean ARULARASAN
;
Saravanan LAKSHMANAN
Author Information
1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai, India
- Publication Type:ORIGINAL ARTICLE
- From:Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
2025;51(2):102-107
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Objectives:Geriatric maxillofacial trauma (GMT) is not an uncommon entity in maxillofacial surgery practice. The aim of the study was to document the experience with GMT cases in a single private dental college and hospital in an effort to uncover the etiology, prevalence, fracture sites, and various types of treatment in GMT.
Materials and Methods:This was a retrospective study conducted at Saveetha Dental College and Hospital in Chennai. Data from patients diag-nosed with maxillofacial trauma between January 2019 and December 2023 were retrieved from hospital records, and those aged ≥60 years wereincluded in the study. Patients’ basic demographic details and the prevalence, etiology, fracture sites, and various treatments of GMT were recorded and analyzed. The collected data were entered into a structured database and analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics ver. 23.0 (IBM).
Results:A total of 867 cases were screened, and 37 (4.04%) GMT patients were finally included in the study. The mean age of the study population was 65±5 years, and there were six females and 31 males. A ground-level fall was the common etiology (n=17), and the most common site of fracture was the mandible (n=15). Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) was the most common treatment modality (n=24) among included cases.
Conclusion:Although the prevalence of GMT was low, ground-level falls were a common reason for trauma; hence, geriatric patients require comprehensive care in home and outdoor settings. Enhanced anesthetic and surgical techniques have made ORIF a suitable treatment approach in the present era.
