| Abstrak/Abstract |
Background: The treatment of jaw fracture in pediatric patients need a special concern and different management than in adult patients due to their dynamic and structural changes following their growth patterns. Treatment by open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) using titanium or degradable plates as osteosyntesis material is indicated for displaced jaw fracture cases. Biodegradable fixation could be used as an alternative choice, because it will degrade along with bone healing. Objective: to evaluate clinical and radiographic outcomes of jaw fracture which was treated with biodegradable fixation. Case: 2 pediatric patients brought to RSUP Dr Sardjito, Yogyakarta with complaints of jawbone fractures. The first patient was a 7 years old girl diagnosed with mandibular symphysis fracture and a left mandibular condyle fracture. The second patient was a 15 years old girl diagnosed with malunion of left maxillary fracture. Case management: Fracture treatment was performed using biodegradable fixation. The first patient was repositioned according to the anatomical state and for the second patient we refractured the maxilla and repositioned it. Patients were evaluated clinically for up to three months postoperatively, and radiological imaging was performed.Evaluation results show good jawbone union, no malocclusion, no tooth mobility, and no paresthesia in both patients. |
