@article{ref1,
title="Jaw fractures in children",
journal="International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology",
year="1990",
author="Kotilainen, R. and Kärjä, J. and Kullaa-Mikkonen, A.",
volume="19",
number="1",
pages="57-61",
abstract="From a total of 350 jaw fractures treated in 1980-1984 at Kuopio University Central Hospital, 20% were in children. These injuries were evaluated retrospectively regarding age, sex, incidence and etiology. Forty-five of the patients were boys and 25 girls. The frequency of maxillary and mandibular fractures in 70 young patients was 28.6%. The most common type of bone fractures was fracture of the alveolar process, which was prevalent in persons with mixed dentition. Before the age of 7 years, falls from height were the common causes of jaw fractures. The major cause of the jaw fractures in children from 7 to 15 years old was road accidents (47.1%), especially in boys. Most of these were cycling accidents, only a few patients were victims of automobile accidents. In addition, about one third (25.7%) of the patients were treated in the hospital because of multiple injuries to other organs.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0165-5876",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}