INTRODUCTION
Pediatric maxillofacial traumas are usually limited to soft tissue.
However, compared to adults, facial bone fractures are rarely
encountered in children. This is because the facial bones in children
are less calcified than in adults, the maxillofacial region has a
smaller size than the skull, and young children are especially better
protected against trauma than adults. Since the maxillofacial sinuses
are not aerated and the facial fat pads are more abundant in children,
these patients require more severe trauma exposure than adults for
maxillofacial fractures to occur [1-6]. The aim of the study is to
make epidemiologic analysis of pediatric maxillafacial traumas and
discuss the mechanisms of injury, etiology, treatment approaches and
complications by comparing with adult maxillofacial traumas.