J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg.  1998 Apr;24(2):226-230.

A CLINICAL STUDY OF PEDIATRIC MANDIBULAR FRACTURE

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  • 1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Kyoung Hee University, Korea.

Abstract

As jaws of children differ from those of adults in the aspects of architectural and mechanical properties, site, form and treatment modality of pediatric fractured jaws are somewhat different from those of adults. This study takes stastics of 33 pediatric patients with mandibular fractures (55 fracture sites) who were admitted to the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery. Kyung-hee university from May 1986 to March 1995, aged up to 15years with primary or mixed dentition, by age, cause, site and treatment modality. The results are as follows. 1. The mandibular fracture has sexual predilection for male, 0 to 3 years group. 2. The main cause of mandibular fracture is falling from various position, followed by traffic accident. 3. The highest incidence of fracture site is symphysis and/or condyle area. 4. Circumferential wiring is widely used for pediatric mandibular fracture.


MeSH Terms

Accidents, Traffic
Adult
Child
Dentition, Mixed
Humans
Incidence
Jaw
Male
Mandibular Fractures*
Surgery, Oral
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