title: Fracture of the mandible in a child.
abstract: If unusual injuries to the teeth are present, these should serve as a warning to practitioners that further investigations may be necessary. In the case reported here an undisplaced fracture of the jaw in a young child was only revealed by radiographic investigation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Turner Dental School, Manchester.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Walton
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008963:Molar / Q000293:injuries; D014082:Tooth Fractures; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000293:injuries