Trauma of facial skeleton in children: An indian perspective

Abstract

Mandible is the commonest facial bone fracture in children, more often caused by accidental fall from height. The high osteogenic potential of pediatric mandible allows non-surgical management to be successful in an increased proportion of younger patients.

Maxillofacial Injuries in Children: A 10 year Retrospective Study

“…In similar series, Holland et al [8] reported that 3 % of children presenting to the emergency department with facial trauma, had a 2:1 male to female ratio. This was in accordance with earlier studies [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15].…”

“…This finding was similar to previous studies [1,2,7,9,12], however Holland et al [8], Posnik et al [14] and Bamjee et al [15] reported that road traffic accident is the most common cause. Gassner et al [1] reported that majority of accidents occurred during playing (58.2 %) followed by sporting activities (31.8 %), traffic accidents (5 %), assaults (3.9 %).…”

“…This was in accordance with Kumarswamy et al [2], Karim et al [9] and Qudah and Bataineh [12]. In contrary mid face fractures were more common in an Australian study by Holland et al [8].…”

“…Trauma to the facial region is especially significant because of the conspicuous location of the human face, its esthetic importance and psychological image adversely affecting important functions like speech, mastication, respiration and deglutition [9]. The common etiologies are fall from a height, road traffic accidents, sports injuries and physical assault.…”

“…Diagnosis is mainly based on clinical and radiographic examinations. The objective of trauma management in children involves managing the soft tissues, bone trauma and combination of the two besides emergency care of life threatening injuries [9]. This study was conducted to analyze the data collected pertaining to children who sustained maxillofacial injuries.…”