Injuries of facial skeleton occurred in each period of history but their mechanisms have been changing. What remains constant is the role of human factor. The mechanism of injuries of articular processes is mostly indirect. The fracture originates during the action of external force on the chin, the traumatizing strength in transferred through the mandible body and branches to articular process, which lean against the articular fossa with strengthened lateral margin protected also by the articular disk. If the deformation exceeds the limit of elasticity, the cervix breaks. The fracture may not necessarily be recognized and long-term even lifelong morphological and functional disorders may ensue. The choice of surgical or conservative approach to the treatment of these fractures remains the question. Each of these methods has specific indications, advantages and disadvantages and the risks. The paper presents a survey of recent literature, dealing with the problems of fractures of articular processes of mandible.

        Key words: articular process of mandible – treatment of fracture of articular process – morphological and functional disorders – injuries of facial skeleton