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ArticleClinical case reports2026

Mandibular Fracture in A 12-Hour-Old Neonate: Successful Conservative Management With Excellent Long-Term Functional and Craniofacial Growth Outcomes.

Symon Guthua, Wambeti Twahir, Krishan Sarna, Khushboo Sonigra, Jane Kabutu

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Symon GuthuaUnit of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine, Department of Dental Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences University of Nairobi Nairobi Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1159-8992
Wambeti TwahirUnit of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine, Department of Dental Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences University of Nairobi Nairobi Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6638-6995
Krishan SarnaUnit of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine, Department of Dental Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences University of Nairobi Nairobi Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4369-093X
Khushboo SonigraDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Health Sciences University of Nairobi Nairobi Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2523-1895
Jane KabutuThe Kenya Society of Anesthesia (KSA), Faculty of Health Sciences University of Nairobi Nairobi Kenya.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neonatal mandibular fractures are exceptionally rare but can be successfully managed with timely conservative treatment and anatomical reduction. Despite severe birth-related maxillofacial trauma, the neonatal mandible demonstrates remarkable regenerative capacity, allowing excellent long-term mandibular growth, occlusion, function, and facial aesthetics into adulthood.

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long‐term follow‐upmandibular growthneonatal mandibular fractureneonatal oral and maxillofacial traumaperinatal trauma

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PMID42662268
PMCPMC13519283

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