A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Oral and Maxillofacial Trauma

Authors

  • Cristiana Palmela Pereira Professor with aggregation at the Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Lisbon. Integrated researcher at the Centre of Statistics and Applications of University of Lisbon (CEAUL), Portugal. Principal Investigator of group FORENSEMED from UICOB at the Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Lisbon.
  • Rui Santos Auxiliary professor at the Department of Mathematics, School of Technology and Management, Polytechnic of Leiria, Portugal. Integrated researcher at Centre of Statistics and Applications, University of Lisbon (CEAUL), Portugal.
  • Adriana Santos Research Unit in Oral and Biomedical Sciences (UICOB), Research Group in Forensic Dental Sciences (FORENSEMED) of the Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Lisbon. Junior Researcher of the CEAUL Forensic Analysis Group.
  • Catarina Gonçalves Student of Postgraduate Specialisation Course in Forensic Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal. Research Unit in Oral and Biomedical Sciences (UICOB), Research Group in Forensic Dental Sciences (FORENSEMED) of the Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Lisbon.
  • Diana Augusto Student of Postgraduate Specialisation Course in Forensic Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal. Research Unit in Oral and Biomedical Sciences (UICOB), Research Group in Forensic Dental Sciences (FORENSEMED) of the Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Lisbon.
  • Ana Rodrigues Student of Postgraduate Specialisation Course in Forensic Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal. Research Unit in Oral and Biomedical Sciences (UICOB), Research Group in Forensic Dental Sciences (FORENSEMED) of the Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Lisbon.
  • Francisco Salvado Professor at Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon. Collaborator researcher at the Centre of Statistics and Applications of University of Lisbon (CEAUL), Portugal. Head of Stomatology Department (Santa Maria Hospital - Lisbon).
  • Fátima Brilhante Integrated researcher at Centre of Statistics and Applications, University of Lisbon (CEAUL), Portugal.

Keywords:

Trauma, Oro-maxillofacial, Injuries, Accidents, Epidemiology

Abstract

Objective of work: The aim of this study was to determine the most frequent injuries and their relationship with gender, age and etiology.

 

Materials and Methods: An Epidemiologic Systematic Review was carried out, which included 78 oro-maxillofacial trauma related articles between 2010-2020. We used Joanna Briggs Institute Checklist to access the Risk of Bias and Grading of recommendations, assessment, development, and the evaluations (GRADE) method was applied to assess the quality of the evidence. The studies were distributed into five group of countries: Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe and Muslin regions.

 

Results and Conclusions: The results show that road traffic accidents (55.37%) were the most frequent type of trauma, followed by assault (17.56%) and falls (10.21%). Fractures were the most prevalent injuries (84.3%). It was possible to establish an association between road traffic accidents and Asian countries. Assaults are more frequent in Africa, predominantly males, whilst falls increase with age, amongst women, in European countries. Fractures are usually observed in Muslin regions.

Author Biographies

Cristiana Palmela Pereira, Professor with aggregation at the Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Lisbon. Integrated researcher at the Centre of Statistics and Applications of University of Lisbon (CEAUL), Portugal. Principal Investigator of group FORENSEMED from UICOB at the Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Lisbon.

Orcid Number: 0000-0002-9164-7189

Rui Santos, Auxiliary professor at the Department of Mathematics, School of Technology and Management, Polytechnic of Leiria, Portugal. Integrated researcher at Centre of Statistics and Applications, University of Lisbon (CEAUL), Portugal.

Orcid Number 0000-0002-7371-363 X 

Adriana Santos, Research Unit in Oral and Biomedical Sciences (UICOB), Research Group in Forensic Dental Sciences (FORENSEMED) of the Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Lisbon. Junior Researcher of the CEAUL Forensic Analysis Group.

Orcid Number: 0000-0002-6965-9191 

Catarina Gonçalves, Student of Postgraduate Specialisation Course in Forensic Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal. Research Unit in Oral and Biomedical Sciences (UICOB), Research Group in Forensic Dental Sciences (FORENSEMED) of the Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Lisbon.

Orcid number: 0000-0003-1300-5057

Diana Augusto, Student of Postgraduate Specialisation Course in Forensic Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal. Research Unit in Oral and Biomedical Sciences (UICOB), Research Group in Forensic Dental Sciences (FORENSEMED) of the Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Lisbon.

Orcid Number: 0000-0003-2698-6210 

Ana Rodrigues, Student of Postgraduate Specialisation Course in Forensic Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal. Research Unit in Oral and Biomedical Sciences (UICOB), Research Group in Forensic Dental Sciences (FORENSEMED) of the Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Lisbon.

Orcid Number: 0000-0003-3081-0875 

Francisco Salvado, Professor at Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon. Collaborator researcher at the Centre of Statistics and Applications of University of Lisbon (CEAUL), Portugal. Head of Stomatology Department (Santa Maria Hospital - Lisbon).

Orcid Number 0000-0002-1095-809

Fátima Brilhante, Integrated researcher at Centre of Statistics and Applications, University of Lisbon (CEAUL), Portugal.

Orcid Number: 0000-0001-9276-7011

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Published

2023-01-22

How to Cite

Palmela Pereira, C., Santos, R., Santos, A., Gonçalves, C., Augusto, D., Rodrigues, A., … Brilhante, F. (2023). A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Oral and Maxillofacial Trauma. The Journal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology - JFOS, 40(3), 2:21. Retrieved from https://ojs.iofos.eu/index.php/Journal/article/view/1473

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 3 (2022): JFOS issue 3 - 2022

Section

Dental Damage