Abstract

Face fractures in children are relatively rare and evaluated separately because of their particular aspects of diagnosis and treatment. This is because, in children, the bones present greater elasticity, small pneumatization of the sinuses, greater thickness of the surrounding adipose tissue, and good stability of the maxilla and mandible due to the presence of unerupted teeth [1]. These characteristics make it take a lot of energy to cause a fracture in developing bones [2]. The incidence of facial fractures in children and adolescents group is approximately 10%. The majority of fractures occur over 5 years of age, with peaks of incidence at school age and adolescence, when the characteristics of craniofacial traumas are similar to those of the adult population [3].