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A review of paediatric oral and maxillofacial pathology
Author(s) -
Brierley Daniel J.,
Chee Catherine Koo Min,
Speight Paul M.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of paediatric dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.183
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1365-263X
pISSN - 0960-7439
DOI - 10.1111/ipd.12029
Subject(s) - medicine , referral , pathological , paediatric dentistry , multidisciplinary approach , multidisciplinary team , oral and maxillofacial pathology , intervention (counseling) , intensive care medicine , pathology , general surgery , dentistry , family medicine , nursing , social science , sociology
This review aims to summarise common paediatric oral and maxillofacial pathology. It will focus on lesions that have a particular predilection for children, lesions that impart significant morbidity or rare and important entities which paediatric specialists may be less familiar with. Although the vast majority of pathology encountered will be benign or require minimal intervention, there are also lesions that may require urgent referral to an appropriate specialist, multidisciplinary team care and significant surgery. Recognition and appreciation of the clinicopathological features should facilitate an appreciation that the growth, anatomy, physiology or relationship of the maxillofacial structures may have been altered by the pathological entity or treatment received.