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<journal-meta>
<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">JOHS</journal-id>
<journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Journ of Health Scien</journal-id>
<journal-title-group>
<journal-title>Journal of HealthCare Sciences</journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">Journ of Health Scien</abbrev-journal-title>
</journal-title-group>
<issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn>
<issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
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<article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">470</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">http://dx.doi.org/10.52533/JOHS.2025.51210</article-id>
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<article-categories>
<subj-group subj-group-type="heading">
<subject>Dentistry</subject>
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</article-categories>
<title-group>
<article-title>Dental Rehabilitation After Pediatric Facial Trauma: Techniques and Outcomes
</article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Sindy</surname>
<given-names>Ebtihal Abdulfattah</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Alghamdi</surname>
<given-names>Muhannad Abdulrahim</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Asiri</surname>
<given-names>Batool Abdullah</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Sumar</surname>
<given-names>Ghadah Hassan</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Baobied</surname>
<given-names>Malek Salem</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Alsaidi</surname>
<given-names>Nada Mohsen</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Alghamdi</surname>
<given-names>Ahmed Abdullah Ali</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Alnawfal</surname>
<given-names>Asim Mohammed</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Alqahtani</surname>
<given-names>Hussain Masoud</given-names>
</name>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<pub-date pub-type="ppub">
<day>15</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>5</volume>
<issue>12</issue>
<fpage>786</fpage>
<lpage>793</lpage>
<permissions>
<copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>2009</copyright-year>
<license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">
<license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p>
</license>
</permissions>
<abstract>
<p>Pediatric facial trauma is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity among pediatric populations. Additionally, facial traumas in children result in about 30% of the dentoalveolar traumas and fractures, resulting in compromised function, aesthetics, and speech, negatively affecting the psychological well-being of the children. Maxillary central incisors are the most affected teeth by dental trauma, due to their position in the oral cavity. Additionally, the presence of an increased incisal overjet or an anterior open bite can act as a predisposing factor, rendering the anterior teeth more susceptible to repeated traumas. Moreover, the anterior malocclusion can exacerbate the impact of facial trauma in terms of loss of function and aesthetics. Maxillofacial traumas can cause neurologic impairment, fractures, or avulsions of the temporomandibular joint, mandible, maxilla, teeth, and supporting structures. Facial traumas can result in the fracture of bones in the middle third of the face, involving the overlying soft tissues, including the paranasal sinuses, tongue, eyes, and nasal airway. Dental rehabilitation of facial traumas is a complex and multidisciplinary process, including different specialties, such as orthodontics, pedodontics, endodontics, oral surgery, and prosthodontics. A thorough examination of the patient immediately after receiving facial trauma is crucial to determining the multidisciplinary treatment plan, especially in pediatric patients, because the treatment plan is often a long-term one. Caregivers’ education about the emergency response in case of facial or dentoalveolar trauma is essential, as timely response in trauma cases can significantly affect the treatment plan, treatment outcome, and prognosis. This review article aims to highlight the complex procedure of dental rehabilitation in children who have experienced facial trauma. The article elucidates the techniques and outcomes of dental rehabilitation, aiming to fill the gap in the existing literature that discusses such complicated procedures.
</p>
</abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd>trauma</kwd>
<kwd> dentoalveolar trauma</kwd>
<kwd> pediatric population</kwd>
<kwd> facial trauma</kwd>
<kwd> dental rehabilitation</kwd>
</kwd-group>
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