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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-3907/1710075
Urine Toxicology and Delay of Mandibular Fracture Treatment: A Literature Review
Noopoor Akruwala, DMD, Hillel Ephros, DMD, MD and Richard Szumita, DDS
Article Type: Literature Review | Indexed Archive: Volume 9
Mandible fractures are among the most common facial trauma injuries treated in emergency departments and oral and maxillofacial surgery practices. These fractures are associated with falls or motor-vehicle accidents, but are often due to interpersonal violence, and may present as an isolated serious injury in an otherwise intact patient. Substance use makes each of these mechanisms of injury more likely and is disproportionately represented in patients who present with fractured mandibles....
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