Facial Fractures in Children and Adolescents

The facial skeleton in children is different from adults. Any treatment in children has to take into account the future growth of the facial skeleton. In addition, the jaws of children contain the buds of adult teeth, and those must be protected.

Facial fractures may involve the mandible (lower jaw), maxilla (upper jaw), the zygoma (cheekbone) and orbit (eye socket) , the nose, and the frontal bone (forehead bone). Treatment must be personalized to every patient and every type of injury.