Table 1.

Mortality Rates Associated with Various Mandibular Fracture Patterns Based on a 3-Year Retrospective Review of Facial Fractures That Resulted in Hospital Admission and Trauma Service Consult

Fracture Pattern	Mortality Rate (%)
Isolated mandibular fracture	1.60
Mandible and midface	28.20
Mandible and upper facial skeleton (n = 1)	100
Mandible, midface, and upper facial skeleton	25

Source: Based on data from Plaisier BR, Punjabi AP, Super DM, Haug RH. The relationship between facial fractures and death from neurologic injury. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2000;58:708–712.