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Research from University of Milan in dentistry provides new insights
2009 JUL 10 - (NewsRx.com) -- "Condylar fractures in childhood occur frequently, often with minimal pain and discomfort and therefore the diagnosis is not made at the time of injury. Management may be surgical or non-surgical," scientists in Milan, Italy report. "Non-surgical therapy in children is the method of choice if the condyle can translate normally. In fact, there is an excellent chance of regeneration and continued normal development after fracture in growing patients. The purpose of this article is to describe the long-term clinical and radiological evaluation of a conservatively treated unilateral condylar fracture, a result of trauma, in a 6-year-old patient. In addition, she presented a congenitally missing lower incisor ipsilateral to the fracture and a class II malocclusion. She was treated with functional jaw orthopedics using a splint and an activator and subsequent orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances [J Orofac Orthop5 (2002) 429]," wrote G. Farronato and colleagues, University of Milan. The researchers concluded: "The remodeling process of the condylar head and neck is clearly observed in the panoramic radiographs of the 12-year follow-up records presented.." Farronato and colleagues published their study in Dental Traumatology (Long-term results of early condylar fracture correction: case report. Dental Traumatology, 2009;25(3):E37-E42). For more information, contact G. Farronato, University of Milan, ICP, Dept. of Orthodontics, Via Commenda 10, I-20100 Milan, Italy. Publisher contact information for the journal Dental Traumatology is: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc., Commerce Place, 350 Main St., Malden 02148, MA, USA. Keywords: Italy, Milan, Life Sciences, Treatment, Therapy, Pediatrics, Traumatology, Dentistry, University of Milan. This article was prepared by Surgery Litigation & Law Weekly editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2009, Surgery Litigation & Law Weekly via NewsRx.com.
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