Children mandibular fractures: Epidemiological and anatomo-clinical aspects.

Autor:	Marc KK; Department of Stomatology, Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery of the Face University Hospital of Cocody, Cote d'Ivoire., Bakary O; Department of Stomatology, Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery of the Face University Hospital of Cocody, Cote d'Ivoire., Alexandre De Misères OO; Department of Stomatology, Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery of the Face University Hospital of Bouaké, Cote d'Ivoire., Laurent BK; Department of Stomatology, Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery of the Face University Hospital of Cocody, Cote d'Ivoire., Annick BZ; Department of Stomatology, Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery of the Face University Hospital of Cocody, Cote d'Ivoire., Lucien Jonathan YA; Department of Stomatology, Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery of the Face University Hospital of Cocody, Cote d'Ivoire., Linda Marie Pièrre KA; Department of Stomatology, Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery of the Face University Hospital of Cocody, Cote d'Ivoire., Ahi Morel C; Department of Stomatology, Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery of the Face University Hospital of Cocody, Cote d'Ivoire.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Heliyon [Heliyon] 2024 Jan 18; Vol. 10 (3), pp. e24947. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 18 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24947
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Maxillofacial trauma in children is uncommon, accounting for between 1 % and 14 % of all facial trauma in the general population. Objective: To describe the epidemiological and anatomical-clinical aspects of mandibular fractures in children. Material and Method: This was a retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study with non-probabilistic accidental sampling. It took place in the maxillofacial surgery and stomatology department of Cocody University Hospital in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, over a 20-year period (2000-2019). The study population consisted of patients aged 0-16 years admitted to our department for a mandibular fracture. At the end of this study, we identified 58 patients. Data was entered using Excel 2016. Tables and graphs were processed using Excel version 2016. Results: we have identified 58 patients. The mean age of patients was 9.35 ± 2.1 years, with extremes of 1 and 16 years, and a sex ratio of 2,22 in favouring men. The 6-12 age group was the most affected (n: 34 cases or 60.35 %). Soft tissue wounds were present in all our patients, followed by peri-mandibular swelling (n: 37 cases or 63.79 %) and disorders of the dental articulation (n: 28 cases or 48.2 %). Condylar fractures were the most frequent (46.87 %).Mandibular fracture lines were uni-focal in 75 % of cases. These fractures were associated with other facial lesions in 48.28 % of cases and with extra-facial lesions in 34.48 % of cases. Conclusion: Mandibular fractures are common in maxillofacial trauma in children. Condylar fractures are the most common, almost always associated with chin injuries. Hence the importance of a systematic examination of the mandibular condyles. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. (© 2024 The Authors.)
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