Influence of COVID-19 pandemic on mandible fracture patterns in a German cranio-maxillofacial trauma center: PreCOVID (2019) versus IntraCOVID (2020).
Florian DuddeOliver SchuckJohannes SchunkBarbarewicz FilipPublished in: Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology (2024)
The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on mandibular fracture patterns. The locations and types of mandibular fractures changed slightly. However, significant differences in the circumstances leading to mandible fractures (increased falls, decreased interpersonal violence) were recorded.