title: Facial and dental injuries due to dog bite in a 15-month-old child with sequelae in permanent teeth: a case report.
abstract: This article reports a longitudinal follow-up of a 15-month-old child with dental trauma resulting from an attack by a dog. The injury consisted of laceration of the facial tissues and loss of the upper central deciduous incisors, in addition to loss of bone tissue in the same area. A malformation of the crown of the right central permanent incisor and complete change of the shape of the left central permanent incisor were observed. The etiological factors of childhood injuries as well as the importance of dental emergency care are discussed and the 14-year clinical and radiographic follow up of the case is presented.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil. cunha@foa.unesp.br
authors.forename: Robson Frederico
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Cunha
authors.forename: Alberto Carlos Botazzo
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Delbem
authors.forename: Adriana Sales Cunha
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Correia
authors.forename: Renata Zoccal
authors.initials: RZ
authors.lastname: Novais
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D004285:Dogs; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000293:injuries*; D007223:Infant; D022125:Lacerations / Q000209:etiology*; D008046:Lip / Q000293:injuries; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008437:Maxilla / Q000293:injuries; D009666:Nose / Q000293:injuries; D014084:Tooth Avulsion / Q000209:etiology; D019228:Tooth Crown / Q000002:abnormalities; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000209:etiology*; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000293:injuries*