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ArticleTheScientificWorldJournal2021

The Influence of the Mandibular Chin Angle on the Occurrence of Mandibular Condylar Fracture: A Retrospective Study.

Sunil S Nayak, S Arun, Abhay Taranath Kamath, Bharath Jaladhigere Lakshmanagowda, Eshita Dubey, Jonathan Koshy

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Sunil S NayakDepartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4659-6500
S ArunDepartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Abhay Taranath KamathDepartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, KMC Hospital, Mangalore, India.
Bharath Jaladhigere LakshmanagowdaDepartment of Radio Diagnosis and Imaging, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3214-782X
Eshita DubeyDepartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Jonathan KoshyDepartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.

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backgroundCondylar fractures are commonly associated with symphysis/parasymphysis fractures. Condylar fractures have been attributed to direct and indirect traumatic forces, the direction and magnitude of the forces, and the condylar anatomy. The chief aim of this study was to determine the association between the newly defined mandibular chin angle and the occurrence of condylar fractures. MATERIALS AND

methodsA retrospective study was conducted to analyze two-dimensional computed tomography (2D CT) scans of patients with a history of chin trauma. The outcome was a symphysis/parasymphysis fracture with or without fracture of the mandibular condyle. The Mediff InstaRISPACS web-based platform was used to measure the chin angle. The cerebral aqueduct of Sylvius in the corresponding 2D CT midsagittal image was the standard reference plane to measure the chin angle. The SPSS Version 20 (IBM Corp, Armonk, NY) was used for data analysis.

resultsThe sample size included 120 2D CT scans of patients with symphysis/parasymphysis fractures (60 associated with condylar fractures and 60 without condylar fractures). The mean chin angle in the group without condylar fracture was 133.35 ± 3.87°, which was approximately 15° lesser than in the condylar fracture group (mean, 148.56 ± 5.49°), and these findings were statistically significant (

conclusionIndividuals with a high chin angle are potentially at a higher risk of sustaining associated condylar fractures.

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ChinHumansMandibular CondyleMandibular FracturesRetrospective StudiesTomography, X-Ray Computed

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