Prevalence of facial fractures in Brazil

Computed Tomography of Facial Fractures

Facial skeletal fractures are common, and severe cases usually result from motor vehicle accidents, interpersonal violence, sports, or accidental falls. Precise visualization of the location, magnitude, and extent of fractures provides clinicians with a clearer picture of likely complications and associated soft-tissue or sensory system damage, as well as details needed to plan surgical interve...

Fractures of the facial skeleton

Natural environmental gamma radiation exposure and prevalence of breast cancer in Poços de Caldas, MG, Brazil

Background: Environmental ionizing radiation has been associated with increased cancer risk by several studies.  The Brazilian city of Poços de Caldas, MG, seats on a huge deposit of uranium, which was until recently mined.  We performed a retrospective analysis of  310 cases of patients with breast cancer, who were exposed for at least ten years to different levels of ion...

prevalence of atopic dermatitis in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus in southeastern of iran (kerman province): a case-control study

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Fractures of the facial skeleton and facial asymmetry

Fractures of the mandible and middle third of the facial skeleton are most commonly the result of road traffic accidents or physical combat (Hagan and Huelke, 1961; van Hoof, Merkx and Stekelenburg, 1977; Starkhammar and Olofsson, 1982; Brook and Wood, 1983). In recent years the introduction of compulsory seat belt legislation has decreased the incidence of these injuries in the UK (Price, 1983...