Treatment of a mandibular fracture with biodegradable plate in an infant: report of a case.
Mandibular fractures in infants are rare. Different methods have been described for treatment of fractures of the mandible in infants. Internal fixation of a mandibular fracture with a biodegradable plate in an 8-month-old baby is described. In addition, choices of treatment modality in such cases are discussed.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
Figen Cizmeci
FC
Senel
Umut Saracoglu
US
Tekin
Mehmet
M
Imamoglu
D020341:Absorbable Implants; D001860:Bone Plates; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017102:Fracture Healing; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D019248:Jaw Fixation Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D008904:Miniaturization