Children mandibular fractures: Epidemiological and anatomo-clinical aspects.

Introduction: Maxillofacial trauma in children is uncommon, accounting for between 1 % and 14 % of all facial trauma in the general population.

Objective: To describe the epidemiological and anatomical-clinical aspects of mandibular fractures in children.

Material And Method: This was a retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study with non-probabilistic accidental sampling.

Pediatric maxillofacial and oral traumatological emergencies in the department of stomatology, maxillofacial and plastic surgery of the university hospital of cocody (republic of IVORY COAST).

Introduction: Maxillofacial and oral trauma in children are a frequent reason for consultation in stomatology and maxillofacial surgery.

Patients And Methods: Retrospective study with a descriptive aim, carried out on the basis of an analysis of the physical medical files of cases of maxillofacial and oral trauma admitted to the stomatological emergencies of the university hospital center of cocody over a period of 04 years (January 2016 to December 2019).

Results: The average age of the patients was 7.