title: Management of symphysis fracture in a 3-year-old child with prefabricated acrylic splint and circum-mandibular wiring.
abstract: Pediatric mandibular fractures are often the sequelae of facial skeletal injuries in patients with trauma and frequently require hospitalization. Due to the retrusive mid-face position relative to the calvarial prominence, facial fractures are rare in children younger than 5 years of age. Although rare, they most often occur as a result of motor vehicle accidents. The purpose of this report is to describe the management of a mandibular symphysis fracture in a 3-year-old boy with displacement between the primary mandibular left central and lateral incisors. The fracture was reduced and the fractured segment was stabilized under general anesthesia with a prefabricated acrylic splint with circum-mandibular wiring. Children have greater osteogenic potential and faster healing rates than adults; therefore, anatomic reduction in children is best accomplished earlier.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, M. R. Ambedkar Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore, India. drilasri@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ila
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
authors.forename: M Naveen
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: P Satish
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Kumaran
authors.forename: Arihant
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhandari
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Udhya
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D009969:Orthodontic Wires; D010516:Periodontal Splints
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins