Children mandibular fractures: Epidemiological and anatomo-clinical aspects
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 retrospectiv...
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| author | Koffi Konan Marc Ouattara Bakary Ory Opokou Alexandre De Misères Boka Koffi Laurent Brou-Zoglo Annick Yapo Aké Lucien Jonathan Koffi Affoué Linda Marie Pièrre Chapo Ahi Morel |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-91448954fdaa4f6aa6103086f8bd921e2024-02-17T06:39:06ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402024-02-01103e24947Children mandibular fractures: Epidemiological and anatomo-clinical aspectsKoffi Konan Marc0Ouattara Bakary1Ory Opokou Alexandre De Misères2Boka Koffi Laurent3Brou-Zoglo Annick4Yapo Aké Lucien Jonathan5Koffi Affoué Linda Marie Pièrre6Chapo Ahi Morel7Department of Stomatology, Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery of the Face University Hospital of Cocody, Cote d’Ivoire; Corresponding author. Faculty of Medical Sciences of Abidjan, University Félix Houphouet-Boigny, P.O. BOX 34, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.Department of Stomatology, Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery of the Face University Hospital of Cocody, Cote d’IvoireDepartment of Stomatology, Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery of the Face University Hospital of Bouaké, Cote d’IvoireDepartment of Stomatology, Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery of the Face University Hospital of Cocody, Cote d’IvoireDepartment of Stomatology, Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery of the Face University Hospital of Cocody, Cote d’IvoireDepartment of Stomatology, Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery of the Face University Hospital of Cocody, Cote d’IvoireDepartment of Stomatology, Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery of the Face University Hospital of Cocody, Cote d’IvoireDepartment of Stomatology, Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery of the Face University Hospital of Cocody, Cote d’IvoireIntroduction: 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.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024009782ChildCondyleFracturesMandible |
| spellingShingle | Koffi Konan Marc Ouattara Bakary Ory Opokou Alexandre De Misères Boka Koffi Laurent Brou-Zoglo Annick Yapo Aké Lucien Jonathan Koffi Affoué Linda Marie Pièrre Chapo Ahi Morel Children mandibular fractures: Epidemiological and anatomo-clinical aspects Heliyon Child Condyle Fractures Mandible |
| title | Children mandibular fractures: Epidemiological and anatomo-clinical aspects |
| title_full | Children mandibular fractures: Epidemiological and anatomo-clinical aspects |
| title_fullStr | Children mandibular fractures: Epidemiological and anatomo-clinical aspects |
| title_full_unstemmed | Children mandibular fractures: Epidemiological and anatomo-clinical aspects |
| title_short | Children mandibular fractures: Epidemiological and anatomo-clinical aspects |
| title_sort | children mandibular fractures epidemiological and anatomo clinical aspects |
| topic | Child Condyle Fractures Mandible |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024009782 |
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