Impacted third molars: A contributing factor in mandibular fractures in contact sports

1 July 1983

journal article
case report
Published by SAGE Publications in The American Journal of Sports Medicine

Vol. 11 (4) , 262-266
https://doi.org/10.1177/036354658301100415

Abstract

Studies have shown that the presence of impacted third molars places the mandible at increased risk for fracture. Individuals participating in high contact sports are subject to maxillofacial trauma; therefore, partici pants with impacted third molars are at increased risk for fractured mandibles. Three cases are reviewed to illustrate this problem.

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