Abstract
This retrospective study reviewed the records of children younger than 16 years with maxillofacial fractures during the 10-year period 1997 through 2006 and compared the results with fractures in adults. Age, sex, causes of accidents, locations and types of fractures, and treatment methods were assessed in 24 children (19 boys and 5 girls). The largest subgroup of patients was aged 13 to 15 years (12 patients), followed by 10 to 12 years (5 patients). Most fractures were caused by traffic accidents (10 patients), followed by tumbling down (7 patients), falls (3 patients), sports (3 patients), and assaults (1 patients). Most of patients were referred from other medical facilities and visited our clinic within a week. The mandible was most frequently involved (18 patients), followed by the maxilla (6 patients). We favored conservative therapies rather than surgery as compared with maxillofacial fractures in adults.
