title: Oro-facial soft tissue injuries in Nigerian children: a five-year review.
abstract: A review of 64 soft tissue maxillofacial injuries in 50 children seen and managed at the University College Hospital, Ibadan over a five-year period was made. The age range was from 3months to 15years. The highest occurrence was in the 0-5 years old children (60%). The predominant type of soft tissue injuries was lacerations (75.0%). Falls (66.0%) were the most common aetiology followed by road traffic accidents (18.0%). There was a higher involvement of males, than females (M: F of 2.3:1). The tongue (31.3%) was the most commonly affected site of soft injury followed by the lips (29.7%) and cheeks (10.9%). Slightly less than half (46%) of the patients presented within 24 hours of injury. Direct suturing was done in 24% of the children while debridement and conservative management was carried out in 76%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Dentistry, College of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: O O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Bankole
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Fasola
authors.forename: O O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Denloye
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D022125:Lacerations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy