Presentation
Punched in face.
Patient Data
Age: Adult
Gender: Male
From the case:
Mandibular fracture
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Displace right body, left angle of mandible fracture. On the right the fracture extends through the first premolar.
From the case:
Mandibular fracture
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Following ORIF and extraction of the broken tooth.
Case Discussion
A complete bony ring, like the one formed by the mandible and base of skull, behaves like a crisp pretzel: it is not possible to break it in only one place. Either you break it in two places, like this case, or you dislocate one side and break the other.
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