Considerations regarding surgical treatment of facial fracture in pediatric patients: case report

Authors

  • Ravelle Silva de Souza UNINASSAU-BA
  • Mariana Vitória Gomes Viana Residente do Serviço de Cirurgia e Traumatologia Bucomaxilofacial pela Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0791-7706
  • Alessandra Monteiro Santana Residente do Serviço de Cirurgia e Traumatologia Bucomaxilofacial pela Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7707-484X
  • Samário Cintra Maranhão Cirurgião Bucomaxilofacial pela Secretaria de Saúde do Estado da Bahia/ HGRS/EBMSP, Salvador, BA, Brasil https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8975-2974

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12662/2317-3076jhbs.v13i1.5673.p1-5.2025

Keywords:

maxillomandibular fractures, child, maxillofacial surgery

Abstract

This article aims to report a clinical case of surgical approach in a pediatric patient with a fracture of the mandibular parasymphysis. A 12-year-old male pediatric patient presented to the oral and maxillofacial outpatient clinic accompanied by a mother, presenting limited mouth opening after a bicycle accident. After a physical examination and evaluation of a tomographic examination of the face, a fracture of the right mandibular parasymphysis was observed, and surgical management was instituted as treatment. Mandibular fractures in pediatric patients require an individual approach seeking less morbidity and restoring adequate aesthetics and function. The surgical approach has achieved good results, and factors such as the patient's age, the level of fracture displacement, the type of fracture, occlusal involvement, and the chronology of tooth eruption should always be considered in the decision-making of the therapeutic approach.

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Published

2025-02-27

How to Cite

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Silva de Souza R, Mariana Vitória Gomes Viana, Alessandra Monteiro Santana, Samário Cintra Maranhão. Considerations regarding surgical treatment of facial fracture in pediatric patients: case report. J Health Biol Sci. [Internet]. 2025 Feb. 27 [cited 2025 Mar. 10];13(1):1-5. Available from: https://periodicos.unichristus.edu.br/jhbs/article/view/5673