TY - JOUR
T1 - "orofacial Dystonia - A Silent Killer"
T2 - Mandibular Fractures with Orofacial Dystonia, A Report of a Case and Review
AU - Shukla, Anand Deep
AU - Srikanth, G.
AU - Chitra, A.
AU - Singh, Anupam
AU - Nayak, Sunil
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Anand deep Shukla et al.
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Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Mandibular parasymphysis fracture is very commonly observed especially in old age when there is resorptions of the alveolar ridges. In cervical dystonia, there is centrally mediated disease in which there is uncontrolled and spasmodic contraction of the facial and the masticatory muscles. Due to the application of this sudden and uncontrolled force, there is a tendency of the bone to unfavourably remodel and weaken. The case presented here is of a geriatric patient who presented to us with a fracture at the right parasymphysis and left dentoalveolar region of the mandible and was suffering from cervical dystonia. Management of this case posed a challenge in every step, and it needed a resurgery where the fracture was managed by the placement of reconstruction plate. Not many cases in the literature have been reported where dystonic movements have resulted in the fracture of the mandible.
AB - Mandibular parasymphysis fracture is very commonly observed especially in old age when there is resorptions of the alveolar ridges. In cervical dystonia, there is centrally mediated disease in which there is uncontrolled and spasmodic contraction of the facial and the masticatory muscles. Due to the application of this sudden and uncontrolled force, there is a tendency of the bone to unfavourably remodel and weaken. The case presented here is of a geriatric patient who presented to us with a fracture at the right parasymphysis and left dentoalveolar region of the mandible and was suffering from cervical dystonia. Management of this case posed a challenge in every step, and it needed a resurgery where the fracture was managed by the placement of reconstruction plate. Not many cases in the literature have been reported where dystonic movements have resulted in the fracture of the mandible.
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U2 - 10.1155/2021/6675961
DO - 10.1155/2021/6675961
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85100727402
SN - 2090-6447
VL - 2021
JO - Case Reports in Dentistry
JF - Case Reports in Dentistry
M1 - 6675961
ER -