none 10.31254/dentistry.2020.5207 BioMed Research Publishers BioMed Research Publishers 16195 130548403 314763 20210928110447202 10.31254 2021-09-28T12:03:28Z 2021-09-28T12:03:21Z 0 International Journal of Dentistry Research Int J Dentistry Res. 25813218 10.31254/dentistry http://www.dentistryscience.com/ 8 25 2020 5 2 Consultant Dental Surgeon, Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologist, Department of Dentistry/Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Kasthuri Multispecialty Hospital, West tambaram, Chennai- 600045, Tamilnadu, India S Karthik S Kumaravel Consultant Dental Surgeon, Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologist, Department of Dentistry/Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Kasthuri Multispecialty Hospital, West tambaram, Chennai- 600045, Tamilnadu, India K Velavan Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Department of Dentistry/Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Kasthuri multispecialty Hospital, West Tambaram, Chennai, 600045 Tamil Nadu, India RN Mukundan Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Department of Dentistry/Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Kasthuri multispecialty Hospital, West Tambaram, Chennai, 600045 Tamil Nadu, India Evangeline Cynthia D Consultant Physician/Sonologist, Department of Dentistry/Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Kasthuri multispecialty Hospital, West Tambaram, Chennai, 600045 Tamil Nadu, India Rajprabha Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologis, Department of Dentistry/Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Kasthuri multispecialty Hospital, West Tambaram, Chennai, 600045 Tamil Nadu, India Maxillofacial injuries sustained through Road traffic accidents (RTAs) is one of the leading causes of hospitalization in India. Numerous factors such as ever increasing amount of two wheelers, assault conditions, lack of safety measures such as helmets, seat belts and lack of strict implementation of such rules, prevailing socioeconomic, cultural and environmental factors results in a substantial number of facial fractures from RTAs. By 2020, RTA injuries will rise as the 6th major cause of death worldwide. One of the most commonly employed means to thwart such RTAs include the use of helmet, following speed limits, obeying stop signs and traffic signals. Among two wheelers, the use of Helmets plays a crucial role in protecting the cranial vault and potentially the facial skeleton if a full face helmet is used. 25% of the RTAs are caused due to two wheelers rather than four wheelers. Pillion rider, who ride passenger behind the rider on a two wheelers more suspectible to morbid injuries due to lack of safety measures like not wearing a helmet, improper sitting patterns especially by females in India. A study showed injuries such as contusion and skull fractures are common when riding pillion. Here we report a case of mandibular symphysis fracture along with bilateral subcondylar fracture with medial displacement of the fractured segment sustained via RTA while riding pillion. 8 25 2020 62 65 10.31254/dentistry.2020.5207 http://www.dentistryscience.com/IJDR_202052_07.pdf