Open AccessManagement of mandibular fracture in a medically compromised pediatric patient
Author(s) -
Hemant Gupta,
R Pradhan,
VP Sinha,
Sumit Gupta,
Hemant Mehra,
Abhijit Singh
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/0975-5950.79216
Subject(s) - medicine , splints , dentistry , reduction (mathematics) , population , mandibular fracture , orthodontics , oral and maxillofacial surgery , geometry , mathematics , environmental health
Maxillofacial injuries in pediatric population warrant special attention because of anatomic considerations, potential for growth disturbances and rapidity of healing. We report a case of displaced mandibular fracture in a child who tested positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg) and, therefore, was managed conservatively by closed reduction stabilized with acrylic dental splints fabricated on reduced dental models.