Multiple choice

The fracture of the tooth bearing segment of the mandible is ___________.

  1. simple fracture

  2. complex fracture

  3. compound fracture

  4. comminuted fracture

  5. none of the above

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C Correct answer
Explanation

 Compound fracture: these fractures have a communication with the external environment, usually by the periodontal ligament of a tooth, and involve all fracture of the tooth-bearing portions of the jaws.