title: Displacement of a mandibular incisor--an infrequent complication of mandibular fracture.
abstract: A case of a mandibular fracture with an unusual complication is reported. A 13-year-old boy was admitted four years after conservative treatment of a symphyseal fracture. He complained of recurrent swelling. A radiographic evaluation showed a horizontally laid permanent mandibular left lateral incisor (PMLLI) that had probably slid into the fracture line and provoked repetitive infection episodes. After a surgery, a clinical and radiological analysis showed satisfactory healing.
authors: University of Zagreb, Dubrava University Hospital, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Zagreb, Croatia. berislav.peric@kbd.hr
authors: Berislav
authors: B
authors: Perić
authors: Josip
authors: J
authors: Biocić
authors: Darko
authors: D
authors: Macan
authors: Tomislav
authors: T
authors: Cabov
authors: Irina Filipović
authors: IF
authors: Zore
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology*; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000150:complications*