Presentation
Punch injury.
Patient Data
Age: 25 years
Gender: Male
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- Displaced oblique fracture of the right mandibular angle extending into the alveolar process with associated displaced fracture of the mesial root of the 48 tooth.
- Minimally displaced oblique fracture of the left mandibular ramus extending into the coronoid process.
Case Discussion
Occasionally a mandibular fracture may traverse an alveolar process and fracture the associated dental root (dentoalveolar fracture).