Substance abuse and maxillofacial injuries

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dc.contributor.authorRanchod, S.
dc.contributor.authorSmit, Dirk A.
dc.contributor.authorMorkel, Jean A.
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-30T15:04:35Z
dc.date.available2016-05-30T15:04:35Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractSome of the major causes of maxillofacial injuries are assault/ inter-personal violence (IPV), motor vehicle accidents (MVAs), work-related injuries, sporting accidents and falls. However, the epidemiological data for the different types of injury vary significantly and are influenced by geographic location, socioeconomic status, the time of year when patients are assessed and the type of facility where the study is conducted. The 2012 Statistics South Africa's release document on 'mortality and causes of death in South Africa' indicated that 9.8% of all deaths in South Africa were reported as nonnatural. Transport accidents were the third most common (11.2%) reported cause of non-natural deaths followed by assaults at 10.2%. According to a number of international studies, the face is the most common site affected by assault- related trauma. Substance abuse is a major public health concern in South Africa and has also been rated as the leading health problem in the United States. Intoxication is also the most common denominator associated with violence and injury. In a Swiss study, Eggensperger found that almost a quarter of assault-related facial fractures were caused by people intoxicated with alcohol, illicit drugs or a combination thereof. This article explores epidemiologic data and relevant information related to maxillofacial trauma, specifically associated with alcohol and substance abuse.en_US
dc.description.accreditationDHETen_US
dc.identifier.citationRanchod, S. et al. (2014). Substance abuse and maxillofacial injuries. South African Dental Journal, 69 (10): 454 - 457en_US
dc.identifier.issn1029-4864
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/2235
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherSouth African Dental Associationen_US
dc.rightsThis file may be freely used for educational uses. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of the South African Dental Association (SADA). Note that the SADA retains all intellectual property rights in the article.
dc.source.urihttp://www.scielo.org.za/pdf/South African Dental Journal/v69n10/06.pdf
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectMaxillofacial injuriesen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectAbuseen_US
dc.subjectTraumaen_US
dc.subjectSubstance abuseen_US
dc.titleSubstance abuse and maxillofacial injuriesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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