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Computed tomography (CT) examinations were performed using a 160-slice CT and picture archiving and communication system, with a minimum sample size of 74. The study used SPSS software to analyze data on various fracture sites, including continuous variables like orbital floor, nasal bone (NB), and zygomatico-maxillary suture, and categorical variables like fracture score distribution and grayscale categories by inter- and intragroup comparisons.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>There was an increased prevalence of osteoporosis and maxillofacial fractures in males, between the age group of 26\u201335 years in the subjects. 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