Influence of the maxillary canine on mandibular fracture
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J R Abbott1, M H Moore, J D David
1Australian Cranio-Facial Unit, Adelaide Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, S. Australia.
The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
|November 1, 1992
Abstract:
The length of the root of the mandibular canine tooth has been considered by many authors as being a source of weakness in the mandible. It has also been suggested that a direct blow or a bending force around this tooth can result in traumatic injury. We advance a theory that implicates the maxillary canine tooth as directly contributing to the mandibular canine region fracture pattern.