Abstract

MARCOLINO, Paulo Renato Barchi; GOMES, Raphaela Sá dos Santos  and  SILVA, Paulo Alexandre da. Fracture of Condyle Mandibular in Children: Functional Orthopedic Tretment. Rev. cir. traumatol. buco-maxilo-fac. [online]. 2014, vol.14, n.2, pp. 43-48. ISSN 1808-5210.

The mandibular condyle fractures are the most frequent of the mandibular bone, having a prevalence 34 - 45%, and generally occur in young adults. The treatment of these fractures is controversial, ranging from functional orthopedic treatment until reduction with fixation of the fractured stumps openly. In this paper we described a case of the patient with 5 years old, victim of the fall, with comminuted condilar fracture, in temporomandibular join left, while providing dental malocclusion, facial asymmetry, arthralgia and difficulty mouth opening. Was accomplished conservative treatment, throught of the arthrocentesis and installation of orthopedic device, type Bimler A, aiming minimal intervention at the epiphyseal joints still forming. The treatment had a clinical duration of 6 months and 2 years clinical follow-up, with extremely satisfactory results.

Keywords : Conservative Treatment; Mandibular Condyle Fracture; Children..