title: Conservative orthodontic treatment for a patient with a unilateral condylar fracture.
abstract: Trauma to the mandible often causes condylar fracture. This article reports the conservative treatment of a 10-year-old girl with a unilateral condylar fracture, highlighting the diagnostic aspects involved and the strategy used. The conservative approach used for this patient-bionator followed by full fixed orthodontic appliances-provided adequate esthetic and functional results. The outcomes throughout the 7-year follow-up and the remodeling process of the condyle observed in the panoramic radiographs proved the success of this treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Associação Brasileira de Odontologia - Seção Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carlos Alberto Estevanell
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Tavares
authors.forename: Susiane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Allgayer
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000254:growth & development; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000254:growth & development / Q000293:injuries*; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D017289:Orthodontic Appliances, Functional; D009970:Orthodontics / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome