Displacement of a mandibular incisor--an infrequent complication of mandibular fracture
Perić, B.; Biocić, J.; Macan, D.; Cabov, T.; Zore, I.F.ć
Collegium Antropologicum 35(3): 945-947
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 0350-6134 PMID: 22053585 Document Number: 648431
A case of a mandibular fracture with an unusual complication is reported. A 13-year-old boy was admitted four years after conservative treatment of a symphyseal fracture. He complained of recurrent swelling. A radiographic evaluation showed a horizontally laid permanent mandibular left lateral incisor (PMLLI) that had probably slid into the fracture line and provoked repetitive infection episodes. After a surgery, a clinical and radiological analysis showed satisfactory healing.