Publications by authors named "Nokam Kamdem Stephane"
Pediatric palatal fractures are rare clinical presentations owing to the relative plasticity of their bones. We present a case of a 3-year-old pedestrian struck male patient presenting with a mid-sagittal palatal fracture which corresponds to a Hendrickson class II fracture. Diagnosis and treatment of these rare cases are very critical to ensuring proper manducatory functions and normal facial growth in these children.
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- Pathological mandibular fractures are rare, making up less than 2% of jaw fractures, and happen when the bone is already weakened by certain conditions like infections or tumors.
- A 13-year-old boy had a serious tooth infection that caused swelling and a broken jaw, leading doctors to find he had a type of jaw infection called osteomyelitis.
- Treating these fractures is complicated because doctors must address the infection and the broken bone at the same time, which can be tricky depending on how badly the bone is damaged.