TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Pediatric maxillofacial injuries at a Nigerian teaching hospital: A three-year review
JO  - Nigerian journal of clinical practice
A1  - Daniel, O. O.
A1  - Ngutor, Ver-Or
A1  - Idemudia, A. B.
A1  - Adetokunbo, A. R.
A1  - Cornelius, I. A.
A1  - Akinwale, E. A.
SP  - 149
EP  - 154
VL  - 16
IS  - 2
N2  - Aim: To determine the nature of pediatric maxillofacial injuries, according to etiology and characteristics of patients. Materials and Methods: The records of patients aged 15 years and below who presented with maxillofacial trauma to the Maxillofacial Clinic of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria over a 3-year period were retrospectively examined. Patients' demographic and etiologic factors were obtained and analyzed. A P value of <0.05 was considered significant. Results: A total of 160 patients comprising males, 102 (63.8%) and females 58 (36.2%), were seen over the period of study. The age of patients range from 4 months to 15 years, mean 7.07 ± 4.52 years. There was no gender difference in terms of age (P < 0.05). Road traffic accident (RTA) was the most common etiologic factor accounting for 45.0% of cases. This was followed by fall (40.6%). Animal related injury and violence accounted equally for 3.8%. Soft tissue injuries in the form of abrasion, laceration and avulsion accounted for 70.0% of cases. Other anatomical sites included the mandible (16.3%), dento-alveolar fractures(12.5%), and midface (1.3%). Conclusion: Road traffic accident and falls still remains the leading cause of maxillofacial injuries in children in this part of the globe. There is a need to reinforce existing traffic laws that aimed at minimizing the menace of RTA-related accidents.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1119-3077
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1119-3077.110126
ID  - ref1
ER  -