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Mandible fracture in a child with osteogenesis imperfecta on bisphosphonates. Open versus closed treatment? A case report
Mandible fracture in a child with osteogenesis imperfecta on bisphosphonates. Open versus closed treatment? A case report
- Source :
- Dental Traumatology. 36:692-696
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2020.
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Abstract
- Fractures in the pediatric population are less common than in adults. Facial fractures represent only 4%-5% of total trauma in infants. Osteogenesis imperfecta is a group of genetic disorders where multiple fractures can occur even in early years of life. Long-term treatment with bisphosphonates is currently used in these children in order to increase bone strength and to alleviate symptoms. This paper reports a rare case of a traumatic fracture of the mandible in a 4-year-old child with osteogenesis imperfecta type I. This is an unusual complication in children, even in this group of patients. Open reduction and rigid fixation are not often described as the best treatment. As there are controversies about the subject, a literature review and discussion are presented.
- Subjects :
- Traumatic fracture
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Mandible Fracture
030229 sport sciences
030206 dentistry
medicine.disease
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Bone strength
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Rare case
medicine
Oral Surgery
business
Multiple fractures
Complication
Pediatric population
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16009657 and 16004469
- Volume :
- 36
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Dental Traumatology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........03e537900c47d673ff6880fedd5ddc4d
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/edt.12596