Fracture of the genial tubercles of the mandible: case report and review of the literature

Anne Cornelis van Leeuwen; Erik H van der Meij; Jan G de Visscher

doi:10.1016/j.joms.2014.05.001

Fracture of the genial tubercles of the mandible: case report and review of the literature

J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2014 Oct;72(10):1994.e1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2014.05.001. Epub 2014 May 13.

Authors

Anne Cornelis van Leeuwen¹, Erik H van der Meij², Jan G de Visscher²

Affiliations

¹ Resident/trainee, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. Electronic address: a.van.leeuwen01@umcg.nl.
² Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.

PMID: 25234536
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2014.05.001

Abstract

Fracture of the genial tubercles is a rare occurrence and can occur as a solitary fracture or an associated fracture of the mandible. A solitary fracture seems to be associated with severe atrophy of the mandible. A report of a case of fractured genial tubercles in an 80-year-old edentulous female patient is described and a review of the literature is presented.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Alveolar Process / pathology
Atrophy
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Fractures, Spontaneous / diagnosis*
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods
Jaw, Edentulous / complications
Mandible / pathology
Mandibular Fractures / diagnosis*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods