Pediatric Facial Fracture in Garhwal Himalayan Region of Uttarakhand State: A Retrospective Study

Amit Shah; Vikas Sikarwar; Ankur Joshi; Nidhi Singh; Anshdeep Singh; Shailee Kardam

doi:10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_1098_23

Pediatric Facial Fracture in Garhwal Himalayan Region of Uttarakhand State: A Retrospective Study

J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2024 Feb;16(Suppl 1):S912-S914. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_1098_23. Epub 2024 Feb 29.

Authors

Amit Shah¹, Vikas Sikarwar², Ankur Joshi¹, Nidhi Singh³, Anshdeep Singh⁴, Shailee Kardam⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dentistry, Government Doon Medical College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
² Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Government Doon Medical College Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
³ Department of Dentistry, Government Medical College, Pali, Rajasthan, India.
⁴ Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Seema Dental College and Hospital, India.
⁵ Department Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Pacific Dental College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.

Abstract

Background: Pediatric facial fractures are fairly uncommon injuries and comprise less than 15% of all facial fractures in the literature.

Objectives: To analyze the pattern of pediatric facial fractures and compare the results with similar studies performed in India and the rest of the world.

Materials and methods: A total of 231 patients were admitted for the treatment of maxillofacial fractures. Data on etiology, anatomical location, mode of treatment, duration of stay, and X-ray advice were recorded.

Results: Pediatric trauma comprised 27% of the total population. The most common cause of injury was road traffic accident (RTA), that is, 28 (43.8%) patients.

Conclusion: The incidence of pediatric facial trauma is high in the hilly Garhwal-Himalayan region of Uttarakhand state in India as compared to other states of India.

Keywords: Facial fracture; Garhwal Himalayan region; pediatric; traffic accident.