Condylar fracture in a 4-month-old-child: case report and literature review
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https://doi.org/10.5335/rfo.v24i1.7898Keywords:
Mandibular condyle, Closed fractures, Bone fracturesAbstract
Objective: the present study report a clinical case of a 4-month-old child who suffered a condyle fracture after falling and submitted to a conservative treatment, discussing issues that determined the option for this management. Case report: patient presented, on clinical examination, mild edema in the ment region and did not presented limitation of the oral opening. Due to these clinical findings and the patient's age, even with a tomographic image evidencing the condylar fracture, we chose to perform conservative treatment and clinical follow-up of the patient. Final considerations: the therapeutic management decision should be based in patient’s physical, clinical and imaging examinations. In very young patients, as reported here, care should be taken to indicate the procedures to be performed, as it is a patient who is in intense development and growth. Long-term follow-up of the maintenance of the physiological movement of TMJ is also fundamental for the success of the treatment, avoiding pathologies such as ankylosis or other changes that hinder a more conservative or minimally invasive approach.
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