🔸Factors that significantly increase susceptibility to dental injury are postnormal occlusion, an overjet exceeding 4 mm, short upper lip, incompetent lips and mouth breathing.
🔸Fractures Of Alveolar Process: The labial plate is most often fractured than palatal plate; occlusion has been changed.
🔸Lateral extraoral radiographs best demonstrate the location of the fracture.
🔸Simple Fracture: Single fracture line that does not communicate with the exterior.
🔸Compound Fracture: These fractures have a communication with the external environment.
🔸Greenstick Fracture: In children and involves incomplete loss of
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