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Facial and dental injuries due to dog bite in a 15‐month‐old child with sequelae in permanent teeth: a case report
Author(s) -
Cunha Robson Frederico,
Delbem Alberto Carlos Botazzo,
Correia Adriana Sales Cunha,
Novais Renata Zoccal
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
dental traumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1600-9657
pISSN - 1600-4469
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-9657.2008.00659.x
Subject(s) - medicine , permanent teeth , crown (dentistry) , dentistry , maxillary central incisor , dental trauma , incisor , etiology , orthodontics , psychiatry
– This article reports a longitudinal follow‐up of a 15‐month‐old child with dental trauma resulting from an attack by a dog. The injury consisted of laceration of the facial tissues and loss of the upper central deciduous incisors, in addition to loss of bone tissue in the same area. A malformation of the crown of the right central permanent incisor and complete change of the shape of the left central permanent incisor were observed. The etiological factors of childhood injuries as well as the importance of dental emergency care are discussed and the 14‐year clinical and radiographic follow up of the case is presented.