Open AccessA modified surgical approach to a case of mandibular fracture in a 5-year-old girl
Author(s) -
A R Prabhakar,
Kirthi Kumar,
Divya Prahlad
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.111601
Subject(s) - girl , medicine , mandibular fracture , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , treatment modality , fracture (geology) , orthodontics , dentistry , surgery , developmental psychology , oral and maxillofacial surgery , psychology , biology , genus , engineering , botany , geotechnical engineering
Injuries to the face are far more uncommon than other injuries in children. However, when they occur they can pose considerable management challenges to concerned specialists and the subsequent functional and esthetic impact to the growing child can be overwhelming. Here is a report of a 5-year-old girl diagnosed with fracture of the body of the mandible and an associated fracture of the parasymphysis. This paper presents a unique treatment modality considering the various anatomic and developmental factors in such young children.