Treatment of a mandibular fracture with biodegradable plate in an infant: Report of a case


Senel F., Tekin U., Imamoglu M.

ORAL SURGERY ORAL MEDICINE ORAL PATHOLOGY ORAL RADIOLOGY AND ENDODONTOLOGY, vol.101, no.4, pp.448-450, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

Mandibular fractures in infants are rare. Different methods have been described for treatment of fractures of the mandible in infants. internal fixation of a mandibular fracture with a biodegradable plate in an 8-month-old baby is described. In addition, choices of treatment modality in such cases are discussed.