Volume 5 Issue 5(September- October, 2019)

Original Articles

Assessment of Pediatric maxillofacial trauma
Manpreet Kour, Popinder Singh, Rashmi Shikha, Shabeena Mustafa

Background: The facial injury leaves everlasting impact on psychological development and behavior of patients. The present study was conducted to determine the cases of maxillofacial trauma in children. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 126 children with trauma. Maxillofacial trauma involving facial bones and reason for trauma was recorded. Results: Age group 6-8 years had 40 boys and 26 girls, 9-11 years had 20 boys and 24 girls and 12-15 years had 10 boys and 6 girls. Maxilla was involved in 30, angle in 28, zygoma in 12, nasal bone in 12, body in 25 and symphysis in 19. The difference was non- significant (P>0.05). The reason for trauma was road side accident in 31, fall in 40, sports injury in 45 and domestic violence in 10. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Authors found that common reasons for pediatric trauma are the road side accidents, sports injury and fall. Key words: Children, Trauma, Symphysis

 
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